El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-23
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
Would Not Cover the Money
Loss, and the Disorder
Is Not yet
Quelled.

AKRON. Ohio, Aug. 23.-In q
frenzied attempt to lynch . negro
charged with attempted assault
on i've year old white
child, q mob OF several thousand
persons last night burned the city
building, wrecked the city and county
jAils, aud caused q bloody riot. Two
persons were killed, and two more are
dying as q result of injuries inflicted
during the rioting.
Lewis Peck confessed yesterday to
having committed a iendisa assault on
Christina Mas. the 1--WE year old
daughter of Theodore Maas. The
negro was bound over to the court of
common pleas in the sum of $4,000
bail.
An immense crowd gathered around
sLe city Jail at half past eight O'Clock
last night, and forced she doors.
There was DO resistance offered on
the part of the officers.
Peck was removed TO Cleveland for
safety early in the evening. The mob
was informed OF this, but would mot be-
lieve the officials.
The county Jail was then visited by
the thoroughly aroused mob, and ad-
mittance demanded. DEPUTY Sheriff
Stone informed the crowd that Peck
was not there. A committee was sp-
pointed to search the all.
Mayor Young then addressed the
mob. The mayor said that Peck had
nit
not believed. snd the enraged mob
demanded the surrender of the negrsa
A third attack was then made On
the city Jail. shortly after ten O'Clock.
Shots were fired at she building. and
at the officers at the windows The Of
fcers fired over the heads of the
crowd. Several officers were wound
ed, and the firing became general.
the crowd then made a rush to the
city building and fell upon it, from all
sides. Windows were smashed and
the building fred. Mayor Young Was
ioside during the attack on the city
building.
The crowd began 10 leave the scene
OF the trouble about IL o'clock, and it
was thought that sne riotipg was over.
At half past twelve the disorder broke
out stronger than before, and the mob
Increased In size. 4 hard ware store
was entered by the crowd and looted Of
Its stock of guns and ammunition. The
rioting increased IN the neigh oorhood
o. the city building.
Colum hia hall was fred, and burned
TO the ground, while the fire depart
ment was powerless to prevent the
spread of the iames. A block In the
business portion OF the city was fired.
The fire department WAS ordered out.
aud rioters cut the hose aud ipterfered
with the work of the department.
Electric light wires and trolley wires
in the center of the city were cut and
business and traffic were suspended.
Officers who had been hiding 10 the
city building for several hours finally
escaped through rear windows and
were obliged TO run for their lives.
All of the prisoners from the city
prison were released by the mob.
Early this morning dynamite WAS used
on the oity building, smashiug sll the
glass and almost demolishing the struc-
ture.
Hundreds of shots were exchanged,
and the number wou nded will amount
TO more than fifty. Those killed are
two children, Glen Wade, aged ten
years, and = four months old baby
killed In his baby carriage. Two men
will die as the result OF gunshot
wounds.
The loss of property Will amount to
over 100000.
The city building was burned to the
ground, and the Columbis kali is a
smouliering mass Of ruins. Several
frame buildings in the neigh borhood
are in the ashes. Tue riotins continu-
ed until daylight, and the city Is still
In disorder.