He Stopped The Mob

BiBMiNGHAM, Ala., Dec. 10. - A crowd which had been oollecting on the streets for several hours Saturday nigbt advanced at midnight on the county jail with the iutention of lynching R. R. Hawes, charged with tbe murder of bis wife and child. Many of the best citizens tried to reason with the crowd and pre vont trouble, and some lost their lives in the attempt. When the crowd was within a few feet of the j. il door and had failed to heed numerous warnings the ofHcers opened fire upon them, killing three men iustsntly, fatally wounding seven, some of whotn have since died, and wounding more or Ie3s seriously about tihrty others. The names of the dead follow: il B. Trockmorton, the postmaster; J. R. M'Coy, feil at the flrst volley; A B. Tarrant, was shot in the back; A. D. Bryant, shot through the heart; Colbert Smitb, colored, died Sunday morning; Charles Jenkins, aged 20. of Sraithsfield, shot tbrough the head, died Sunday morning; - B. Anden, died Sunday morning; Frank Childer; an unknown negro, shot through the lungs, died Sunday morniog. Among the wounded are: C. C. Tate, a painter, of East Lake, aged 45, shot through the hip, thigh, and loin, is dying; Lawrence Fitíhugh, a civil engiueer, aged 30, shoulder badly wounded; A. J. Schide, a mechanio formerly of Kalaraazoo, Mich., shot in the left side and it is tbought he will die; J. T. Montgomery, left jaw sli?htly wounded; Mr. Berkeley, shot through both legs below the knee; Charles Bailey, of Boston, a Lomsville & New Albany brakeman, shot in the rightside, wound may prove serious; John H. Merritt, shot through the culf of the leg; Mntt Kennedy, agd 50, shot through both lees, right leg shattered, left arm broken; J. ü.-.en, a carpenter, aged 50, sbot through th; right thigh; J. VV. Gilmore, of Green Springs, aged 36, th;ught to be fatally wounded; Albeit Smith. colored, seriously wounded in the back; W. A. Byrd, aged 31, shot in right shoulder, the ball emergiug near the spinal oord. The facts seem to be that a mob attempted to get into the jail ; that it forced its way up to within r few feet of the entrance notwithstanding that the shertfiE repeatedly warned it that he would fire, that he counted three at one time declaring he would fire when he had uttered "three," but did not fire, which rather encouraged the mob; that hethen announced that he would fire if the mob did not retire before he counted five, and that it did not do so, but kept coming on and he fired. As usual in such cases, especially where mobs are permitted to have tbeir way general - alraost invariable - rule, thero were men right in front of the mob who were trying to keep the peace, among thera Tbrockmorton, but it was dark and the sheriff could not distinguish faces, and the peacemakers suffered. Sunday fifteen companies of troops arrived and took charge, announciug that the law should take its course and there is no danger of another mob, although there is a deal of wild talk. The sheriff has been arrested on the charge of murder sworn out by some citizan. Tbe military seem to have complete control of tbe city, and it is hoped that no further resort to arms will be made. Col. Jones, in command of the militiu, Sunday night issued a proclamation calling upon all citizens to refrain from asseuibling in the neighborhood of the jail, and requesting them not to assemble in crowds anywhere in the city. He invokes the aid of all good citizens to assist the authorities in allaving the excitement and to j reserve peace and good order. A similar proclatnation bas been issued by Mayor Thompson, who calis upon all lawabiding citizans to "put asida their privaoe grievanees and guard with loyalty the public peace, and maintain the law and order of our city. " A report reached the city during Sunday evening that bands oí miners were preparing to march on the city to renew the attack upon the jai). Col. Jones believes, that nis force is sufficiently strong to resist any such raovement. The murderer, Hawes, whom the mob attempted to lynch, is reported as having been perfectly cool during the attack upou the jaiL He seemed to feel that the mob would eucceed in getting in the jail, and he dressed himself and expressed his readiness to accompany the crowd as soon as they r,eached bim. He still stoutly asserts his innocence of the charge of having ruurdered his wife and cbild. Birmingham, Ala., Dac. 12.- Hawes still protests his innocence. Martin Walker and Jen" Brown, both colored, have been arrested as supposed accomplices in tlie Hawes murder. Gov. Seay yesterday interviewed many gentlemen upon the subject of the tragedy of Saturday niïht. The governor afterward saw Sheriff Smitli and assured hira that he eiidorsed bis action. The governor said he was glad tbat Jefferson county had a sheriff who could uphold the law at all hazards. The coroner's jury to investígate the shooting niet yesterday but immediately adjourned unlil to-day in order to procure witnesses. Sheriff Smith has been released on $35,000 bail, and will take charge of his office at once. Beginning last night the troops are being sent away, one company at a time, imtil all are gone.