The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-23
He Confessed to Brutal Crime and
Attempt Was 10 Lynch Him.
TWO MEN KNOWN TO BE KILLED.
Another Is DYING and Many Are Sc
riousiy Injurcd-Ihe Prisoner Had
,cn Sent Away iii a Closed
Carriage, But Mob Would
Not &c Convinced.
Militia Called Out.
(By Associated Prcss.)


AKRON. OHIO, August @--Between
one and two o'clock this morning Officer
John Duffy arrested coIored man. who,
ducins the day, confessed TO Prison
Keeper Washer OF having attempted to
assault Christina. the six year old dangh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Theodore Mass. indus
trious and respectable people, who live on
Perkins Hill.
The prisoner has given his name as Louis
Peck. He Is about 10 years old. married
ard recently moved here.
The story of his confession spread like
wild-fre through the city. and officers
learned that an attempt would be made
tonight to lynch him. In police court
to-day Peck pleaded guilty and was bound
over to the Conmon Pleas Court Els
bail was placed at $5.O0o.
Several thousand people are ready to
night TO lynch Louis Peck. y large crowd
gathered al out the city prison at $50
o'clock and forced in the doors me
prison was soon packed with the moo ana
the officers offered no resistance, as Peck,
earlier in the evening had been duietly
taken away 10 Cleveland.
To satisfy the mob the officers suggested
that committee of SIX be appp MED 70
search all the cells and so through every
part of the building, This was done and
as the negro was not found a yen WIS
made. Now for the courSy jail; give US
the niger and we will dea! with him
A mad rush followed for the JAIL anu
soon the iail was In the hands OF the MOB.
After going through the private apart
rlsrts of the iaiIer the crowd started TO
batter down he Big iron doors peputy
Saer!ff Stone stood in front OF the psiso',
doors and made a speech he lhiot i.Iee-
tha crowd that Peck could not be touhd III
there and he tod the people ID .i!e NO.
| TO select a committee and be would allow
,Ge committee to sarch the Jail from top
ro bottom. A committee was quickly se-
lectea and the Jail was searched every
cell being examined Satisfied that me
negro was not there, the mob then fuaiei
across the street and forced open tns
doors OF the county courthouse.
ALL ROOMS SEARCHED
The old courthouse was soon paeRss.
and all rooms searched except the iooii's
in the Treasury Department
The city prison was nsan surroundeti
and hundreds of people forced their way
into the prison for the second time, ihs.st-
ing that Peck was there
Mayoy W. E. Young at this time appear
ed at one OF the windows IN the upper
part OF the building, He addressed the
u,nb as best he could. saying shut Peck
had been taken out of the prison at
o'clock bv Sheriff kell ana driven out OF
the CITY IN a closed carriage.
The people in the mob would not believe
the Mayor. and continued To yell and de-
mani that Peck be surrendered.
at 10 O'Clock the mob bsgcn for the
In RI. tine 10 attack the city pc-sdn. Some
o.c in the crowd began shoot.n; at tne
building. This was followed by several
more shots The officers in the building
appeared at the windows and besia -
shoe. over the heads OF the people \ man
with a shGt-sun then fired II the oftieerS-
Ii IS sad several officers were wounded.
The crowd then began to smash IN the
windows OF the building and the firing be-
came general. Hundred of shots were ex-
changed and one boy. name unknown. was
carried dead from the street. is IS certnin
that dozens OF men were wounded.
MILITIA CALLED.
Mayor Young is yet in the building, and
is directing a call for the militia. All The
au.buiances of the city have been CARED
out. and the excitement has become M
tense. The front of the city building IS
total wreck and the fire bells are ringing
AT 1915 F. NJ Prison Keeper John =.
Washer came from the city building ana ne
was knocked down by brick Ha ">'s
badly injured about tins head, ana hhd ~
receive medical attention
I. is known that two people were M
stantly killed and another person IS ay-'s
al tho City Hospital. The dead aFs'