The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-26


you intend 10 make an attack on tn
legal authorities. There will h. troubl
II Nou do. call on aw-abiding eli
zen> 20 di>pcrSe and 60 To their hom :
This was received n other warning
had been. The prisoner had beer
taken toa back room in the sheriff
office on the third floor. and had said i
they would get him away he woul,
confess everything. but the troop
found il impossible without serion,
trouble To get him Ia the depot il
time for the train. and darkness close,
in on an oininous scene.
Al 6:i0 the crowd. largely augment
ed. surrounded the building. and with
huge improvi>ed battering rams bat
tered the doors in rapid succession
The troops were fastened together in
the courthouse az all entrances The
doors were barricaded from within
and furniture piled against them.
The soldiers stood with pieces cooked
ami bayOnet> fixed. and waited till the
doors would yield. Huge stones were
thrown against the doors. and the
noise was dcafcning. All the time
loud and angry yell> came from the
crowd. Col. Colt went into the crowd
and said: Il any man of you hits one
of my men | will direct him to aim di-
rectly NJ that mans heart
AT .:4i an alarm Of fire startled the
crowd and "A great many of them left.
The barn attached To the Cherry house
burned. but the fire was not over when
the crowd came back and renewed the
attack. Col. Colt received word that
the First regiment and two companies
from Colum bus were on the way
AT ,:35 the south doors were broken.
and immediately there was deafen-
ing and continuous volley from two
score of mu>ket>. A pandcmonium Of
wells and curses and dense smoke
filled the corridors. the law had been
maintained at frightful cost. for this
was the list OF the dead and wounded.
Killed. smith Walch. aged 10.
Jesse Judy aged u,
q. W. johnson, aged -
Nounded Mack Johnson. of viii
liamsburg, Clermont county. Shot
through the bowels. will die: IIurh
zimmerman. shot through hips. dan
gcrou>. +. L. Nitterhousc. shot
through both ankles. one foot almost
severed. Rial parrott. shot in foot:
John Mccune. shot in leg: John korn.
shot in foot: Emert Ellis. thumb shot
III; George Heating. Il years 1T age.
shot IN both legs and groin; William
sans. fatally shot through the bow.
els: Frank smith. flesh wound in face
Peace enforced by this flow of blood.
the crowd drew back and dead 81
lerce followed the order Of Mai speaks
u cease firing. There was long and
oIninou> silence and it was reported
that the men had visited all TIE stores
in search Of dynamite. and. failing 10
secure il. had gone 10 powder mill two
miles away. Col. Colt stationed his
men outside the building. guarding the
for the courtyard was
cleared and only from across the
streets came the cxecrations Of the
rioters
Hundreds Of men congregated at the
southwest corner OF Court square and
discussed the situation in subdued
tones, except that from the men Of
temper came angry cries. The United
Press correspondent was virtually inn
pri>oned in the sheriff. Office in room
the one i'm which the prs-
)ner was guarded during this siege.
and stood behind the troops while the
iring was in progress. Dolby's unrest
was pitiful. Ills face ISSUED an ashen
lue. and he quaked with fear to such
4 degree that he could hardly utter a
word. Col. Colt and Maj. Speaks jus
lifted the firing a. the only solution Of
he trouble after the mob had broken
Town the doors.
At $50 an order vas issued 10 clear
The streets. ana for time everything
vas quiet. while the citizens discussed
he dcplorab bic sacrifice
The regular train which was held
more than an hour this morning for
he use ~ the Columbus contingent Of
he Fourteenth regiment left that city
II 5.le and arrived at this station al
i:'o. There were on board Company
I. Capt. Barker: Company H. Lieut.
Tyler: the hospital corps and surgeons
md representatives, ~ tile press
There were but Slight Indications If
ne late presence ~ determined mob
)Ei many people were on the streets.
Maj Cook. To Justify his action ii
,alling upon the state to assist in re-
torng order. asserted that he had
,cen credibly informed that a crowd
IpprpXrnating 500 had left their homes
Il midnight and come on horseback
IND IN conycyances To the borders OF
ne town. where they were waiting for
call which should mass them into
inglr body. Ii was his purpose to
prit the victim Of the citizens anger
way at the dead ~ night, but he
'raved the wrath Of the warm-b loodcd
ricnds Of the estimablc young lady
Who had been - cruelty assaulted
he Crowd Waiting aud the Troops Gath
ering.
W A~iIIAGIoN COURTHOUSE. q. Oct. Is.
AT 1880 o. IN the streets are filed
With men congrcgatcd in knots al the
orncrs. But there il no actual vio-
cnce Col Colt has stationed his
Rooms nj the windows az tha ..nnrt- |