The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-07

lowing four days of riOttng and
general lawlessness this city to-
night saw the most terrible of its ex-
perieuces with rioters. Seven persons
are dead and fourteen are known to be
injured and at least that number more
are thought to be hurt
The Dead.
Edward Schiffman, painter. top Of
head blown of with rifle; Hazel ALI
man. 10 years Old daughter OF Joseph
II. Altman shot I'm breast with shot
Gun; John Barnett. shot in right lung
died in hospital; August Jordan. 10. mu-
Stefan, bullet wound through heart; Ed
Rule, p years old labOrer. shot
through body and head killed Instant
~; two unidentified dead men. lying in
front Of the Jail.
The Wounded.
Fred Schmidt, driver Cooks Brewing
company. seriously shot i'm leg and
arm, taken To his home: Fred Happier
EOn OF City Fireman Henry Happier.
ouckshct charge in face and body
wounds. serious, viii die: Lee Hawley,
Alaborer. shot in leg: Robert Miller.
shot in cheek, not serious; Charles
Presky, aged Il, grocery boy. shot
through LEFT wrist and bullet wounds
In both heels: Theodore BEEN. aged 90
shot i'm right side. painful flesh wound.
MP may die; Albert Kasuss, soldier.
shot while picking up wounded rioter.
NIT IN right arm. not serious. Six
other rioters were seen to fall but got
away before their names were learned
-Four members of company A. First
regiment, suffered bullet and light gun
shot wounds on the body One of them
was shot through the shoulder an
other through the ankle and the other
received two slight scratches. The
deputy sheriffs we're slightly wounded.
Mob Bayoneted by Militia
At 1880 O'Clock the members Of com
bany A First regiment. Indiana ma
uonal guard. after a days vigilant
guarding of the county JAIL and 100
deputy sherins under Sheriff Chris
kratZ, fred point blank into a mob of
loco men gathered on Fourth. Division
and Vine streets surrounding the Van
derburg county Jail and attempting it's
qipture.
From Z o'clock this morning until the
hour of tonights catastrophe the crowd
surged about the JAIL ealing the mill
tiamen vile names. assaulting them
with stones and berating the deputy
sherifs who guarded the jail The mob
had gradually became more and more
excited and its manifesto lions of I'M
easiness more frequent. and at 10
O'Clock ii was seen that nothing could
prevent an assault on the jail. At
1O;3O O'Clock the rioters pressed for
ward with determination and innocent
OnlookerS and the curious followed.
Slowly they forced the militiamen back
toward the Jail until the alley way be-
tween Division street and the stone
building was reached. Then the lead
ers, with a bicycle in their front as a
shield to the bayOnets OF the soldiers.
attempted to enter the alley and storm
hn a lNa-r rr-fn nfrstr
Captain Blum of the national guard
ordered a charge on the rioters Grad
. ualIy the crowd was forced back the
4 soldiers using their bayOnets and butts
OF their guns Suddenly a riOter fell.
a soldier tried TO drag him 20 his feet.
but before he could do so was assaulted
by "a riOter. Stones and bOulders began
90 fly through the air. a soldier was
struck with a rock and fell. A rioter
was knocked down with a gun butt
ans, then a shot was fired.
Hundreds Of Shots Fired.
The one shot started a fusiIlade of
musketry and shotgun fire from the
defenders of the Jail and a scattered re-
turn fire from the rioters. Fully 300
shots were fired from the Jail. windows.
the court house steps Immediately Op-
posite. and the soldiers i'm the streets.
no one knows who fired the first shot.
The soldiers say il was the rioters.
Governor Duroin is said 10 have in
structed the authorities not 20 jeODar-
die the safety OF the Jail with half
way measures. The soldiers and
deputies fired into the retreating moo
OF men who ran into Division street
1Sor fifteen minutes the firing con-
Gtiuued When IL ceased the soldiers
had the place In front Of the stag
Eering band of ffty-eight soldiers lay
the dead and wounded. Means and
the injured.
ON the Jail steps stood Sheriff Kraft.
= his side was Colonel Mccoy OF the
First regiment. Around them stood "a
few doctors and reporters. When the
firing had ceased Captain Blum re-
formed his men and gave them orders
Keep that mob back. Call on them
10 halt. n they don't halt. shoot
them down. We can't take any more
chances. Men. be careful but for
Gods sake keep "a close watch.
shouted the captain. and his men pre-
pared for another struggle
it did not come. The rioters scat
tered quickly. fearing that another
charge would be made. They stood i'm
knots around the corners in the vi
Cinity utterinE dire threats against the
officers and the militia Let's go get
the d. murderers." called one.
Down with them" XIII them. and
a score Of cries were heard Some OF
the rioters tried 10 change their pos
sitions and were greeted vita cries OF
halt accompanied by the clicking Of
rifles.
Calm After the Battle.
Within a half hour things had be-
come so quiet that care could be taken
OF the dead and injured The wounded
soldiers were taken into the Jail. Their
injuries mere slight and were dressed
by two surgeons who We're there.
-Four wounded mill,iamen were taken
10 the courthouse and later to their
s homes The others were taken 10
} hospitals and their homes IN ambu.
lances and carriages. This feat was
accomplished with difficulty. as only
"A few men were brave enough TO pick
them up. Charles Presky. a 17-year-
old bow was carried into the court
house Through his wrist had gone n
buckshot. and each foot was shot
through.
Inside the Jail forty-three prisoners
lav terrified in the darkness. Sixteen
of them were negroes whose lives are
lar from safe If the mob attacks the
fail again and effects a capture. Lights
were turned out when the shooting be-
gan and the prisoners moaned and
.-for Ia their cells TpfpnhOup mes