The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-23
WILD MOB AT AKRON
RACED OVER ITS FAILURE TO FIND
A NEGRO RAVIsHER.
KILLED TWO, WOUNDED MANY.
POLICEMEN AND THE MOB Ex-
CHANGE DEADLY SHOTS,


of the Confession Spread Like
WiIdfre-JaiIs Were stOrmed and
Searched, but the Prisoner Had
Been Spirited Away.
Akron, o., Aug. 22-Between / and 2
ocloc this morning, Officer John Duffy
arrested a colored man who during the
day, confessed to Prison Keeper Washer
OF having attempted to assault Christina.
the 6-year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Mas, industrious and respectable
people who live on Perkins Hill. The
prisoner has given his name as Louis
Peck. He is ab-ut 10 years old, married
and recently moved here.
The story of his confession spread like
Wdfre through the city, and officers
learned that attempt would be made
tonight TO lynch him. In police court to-
day Peck pleaded guilty and was bound
over to the Common Pleas Court His
lan was placed at 5000
Seafched the Jail.
Several thousand people are ready to-
night to lynch Peck. A large crowd gath
cred about the city prison at 1880 O'Clock,
and forced in the doors. The prison was
soon packed with the mob and the off,
in the evening had been quietly taken
away to Cleveland.
To satisfy the mob, the officers suggest
cd that committee of six be appointed
TO search all the cells. and go through
and as the negro was not found, a yell
was made: Now for the county Jail
Give US the niger and we will deal with
him"
mad rush followed for the Jail, and
soon it was in the hands of the mob. Az
Ter going through the private apartments
of the Jail, the crowd started to batter
down the big iron doors. Deputy Sheriff
Stone stood in front of the prison doors
and made a speech
He informed the crowd that Peck could
1 not be found in there and he told the
people in the mob to select a committee
and he would allow the committee TO
search the jail from top to bottom.
Another Search Made.
committee was quickly selected, and
the jail was searched, every cell being
examined. Satisfied that the negro was
not there. the mob then rushed across
the street and forced open the doors OF
the county Court House. The old Court
House was soon packed, and all rooms
searched, except the rooms in the treas
ury department.
The city prison was again surrounded,
and hundreds of people forced their way
into the prison for the second time, in
sisting that the negro was there. Mayor
W. E. Young az this time appeared at
one of the windows in the upper part of
The building. He addressed the mob as
best he could, saying that the prisoner
had been taken out of the prison at 400
o'clock by Sheriff Kelly and driven out
of the city in a closed carriage.
Then Came the Fighting.
The people in the mob would not be-
iieve the mayor and continued to yell
all Ia Iaro
At 10 o'clock the mob began for the third
time to attack the city prison. Some one
ing. This was followed by several more
shots. The officers in the building ap-
peared az the windows and began to
shoot over the heads of the people. A man
with shotgun then fired at the officers.
II is said several officers were wounded.
The crowd then began to smash in the
windows of the city building, and the fir
ing became general. Hundreds of shots
were exchanged and one boy. name un-
known, was carried dead from the street.
wounded.
Mayor Young is yet in the building, and
IS directing call for the militia. ,All the
ambulances of the city have been called
out, and the excitement has become in
tense. The front OF the city building is
total wreck, and the fire bells are ring
ing.
At 10A5 p. m. Prison Keeper John f.
Washer came from the city building and
was knocked down by a brick. He. was
badly injured bout the head and had TO
receive medical attention.
It was known that two persons were in
etantly killed and another person is dy-
ing at the City Hospital. The dead are;
Glen Wade, aged 10. shot through the
heart
John NJ Davidsons 4-year-old child.
shot dead in a baby carriage.
Fred V. orwick, oge 25, is badly wound
ed with buclSshot lie lives AT No. i3