The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-11-02
COL COLTS REPORT.
Military Directed to Take Full Charge
Of the Jail and Courthouse
And Clear the BuIldings and Grounds, To
Use All Force and Power at Command
The Crowd Repeatedly demonstrated
With Before lie Ordered TO Fire.

| regiment which did duty at the Wash
ingtnn c. H. riot, has been submitted
TO the governor as commander-in-chief
Of the Ohio National Guard. After re.
{ citing the faets incident TO preparation
and the arrival at the scene, Col. Colt
says that when they arrived at the
courthouse and jail they found q large
crowd Of citizens about the Jail where
Dolby was confined and Company p,
Fourteenth, Capt Vincent, with twen-
ty-six men, on duty.
The sherin then directed me 70 take full
charge OF the JAIL and the courthouse, author
izing me 20 clear the building and grounds,
ana specially directing mo 20 repcl any at.
tempt TO take tho prisoner Dolby. from his
custody at all hazards. directing me TO uso
al the force md power OF my command | at
once rolieved company y from guard duty as
thoy had been on guard duty cOntlnuously for
ten hours, placing company d, Lieut.. oyler,
commanding, on duty AZ the Jail and company
@ under Capt Baker, were placed around tho
courthouse
Until l0a m few persons wcro around the
courthouse, whon the crowd formed rapidly.
A. noon tho troops were relieved by details for
| dinner. At2p m the crowd bad become 80
large, 50 demonstratiyo and threatening. that
] w0s unable 10 held the guards Rt the outside
of the courthouse and drew them 10, protect
ing from the steps the south and west entrances
with small details, drawing nll tho other force.
including Company =. 10 tho north entrance 70
the courthouse and the Jail, witch was north
east from this entrance
Al p m. uumborof the leaders OF tho
crowd sont Tor me and pleaded with me to let
| them oyerpOwor the guards, saying they would
| rush for the prisoner when brought 10 the jall
! told them | was thore by your orders, and
| could not discuss the crime or situation but
that would maintain tho low at all hazards
and protect the shcrl1 In bis duties II was
then told me that the prisoner should not Pet
into mo courthouse alive, II they had 10 kill all
| tho troons 10 got him
There were nov over two thousand people
assembled and nearly all seemed 10 bo Of one
mind who were held back OF tho point OF the
! hayonot requiring the cxertl0ns Of every on
Ger and mhn 10 keep them In restraint
~ $50 the sheriff and deputies entered tho
| nil, Tue Excitement was now intense aud the
] yelling q the crowd dcafcning AtsS the
shcrin camo out OF the door OF the jail with the
| prisoner, and ran between the lines q troops
| 70 the courthouse entrance For q moment all
wns quiet when with yell, tho entire crowd
rushed on the sheriff. breaking through The
linea and crowding onto tho sheriff ana dcpu-
Tics
In the rush the drFuty md prisoner were
/ thrown down, and number OF the citizcns |
had reached the prisoner when Mai Speaks. |
Capt baker LloGm Baker pnd Justice. nnd
Assis,sH. surgeon Taylor closed around the |
pr. 1ucr a1d by mair force. 10 n hand-tn-hand |
corfi threw the c.tig1ng On the steps ennb- |
iinF ;ha sheriff 20 cot instle the courthouse
| With The prisoner Tho troops used hayonot3 |
are butte ~ guns, but With such cualpess and |
| cA'IaEosa that very fuw Wcrc hurt and none |
very SERIOUSLY ono citigcn who had broken |
through tAA HIos. with li opsn knife struck |
trr Taylor and cut him in the palm n the |
hand when Or Taylor luocEcd him clear % |
I 'hH stops With hts bst
Tho ihuatg lejEr Uorc vehement The colonel
Nont capt Niiacut anj Company T. 10 the Hcc-
oui story Of tht courthouso to guard the court
The report continues
! then went TO the north entrance where
tho crowd were yelling for the prisoner 4
number of THE crowd uccd that the sheriff and
| Col. colt De hung uncss the prisoner was
turned ntct TO thCm | announced 10 the
crowd ~ soon as the prisoner had been sem |
tcnccd, TINT the law had taken its proper
course and that Dolby had received the cx- |
tttme sentence OF twenty years. hoping 10 |
quiet them bui without avail
The demands Tor tho prisoner continued |
and threats renewed. I talked to the crowd |
telling them NJ o. that time the troops had |
not loaded that Ihad rcfrnined from loading |
10 save their lives that would now load and |
that II another attack Was made on the men | |
would flro, and that after dark wonfd order
all guards TO halt any one coming into the
courthouse grounds. and u they did not halt |
The guards would IRE The troops then loaded /
n the Presence Of the crowd" .
About this tlmc q fro broke out In stable |
ncat the courthouse aud tho alarm OF fire was |
fiNeu. Soinc citizens unknown 10 mel called |
to me 10 send troops over 70 help the fire de- |
pArtmcnt To this I Gpaid no attention With
In few minutes after barricading the doors |
Lieut oyier sent messenger 70 me ut the
front door saying tho crowd was breaking In |
the door and asking for instructions di- |
rcotcd him 70 keep bis men cool and take no
action unless Che doors were broken open
when he should Instruct the guards 90 repel /
the crowd by firing, and I would bring him
support Il needed.
'Ali WAS quiet Tor q short time. on account |
q1 was afterwards told, Of tho Interference Of |
thc chief of police md the urging by Mills |
uardpcr upoh the crowd 10 disporse At 0.i0 |
the nttnclS was renewed could hcar tho ham
ihcrlnR from my position outside the north |
door, md heard the doors givo way, followed |
ey tho shots Of the guard, | Immediately ran |
TO the south door, where tho men were stand |
ing IN their positions, loaded and at ready, |
OIL cool aud under porfost discipline
Lieut. Oyler reported that when the doors |
gave way, pistol was frcd outside before the |
guards fired This was substantlatcd by |
t4icuts 0oldnoy and Baker
II had the doors closed and tho harricades |
again placed in position Lieut. Goldncy had |
reported tho smell Of smoke IN tho basement !
which directed him 10 look after. Tic report |
cd that he found that q amall fro had been |
started outside Of the door TO the south cellar |
entrance and that the glass had bcen broken |
IN the south and east cellar DOORS and that he |
had oN,lnguishcd the Ore and procured hose
20 attach to the water supply"
Col. Colt states that hb had no means Of |
knowing whether any one outside was hurt; |
neither had he means OF knowing what was tho |
situation Of affairs hut he received intorna-
ton by telephone when ho was In the court |
house of throats 70 destroy the buildings with |
dynamite Several attemps we're made by tho |
mob to roach the courthouse from different
Sides, aud four shots we're hrcd by guards from
courthouse windows
Tho report closes; Il deeply roCrot that In
the discharge OF our duty any ono should have
been injured. pleaded and begged OF tho cit.
1ens TO disporse; In fact. did every thing
could except botray the trust you had given
me- 70 sNve the lives Of the people, Warnings
were repeatedly givcn by all the officers,
tho shcrif and citizens, but without et-
feet Every citizen know when no at-
tackled tho courthouse or tho shorln In