The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
Maddened at Failure to Find Intended Victim.
City Buildings Are Wrecked.
TWO Dead One Dying and Many Mamed the Net Result of
the Sudden Outbreak of Infhriated Citizens-Fire-
arms Freely Used-Cause of Trouble Was
Spiritng Away of Negro Charged
With Brutal Assault

AKRON, o.. Aug 22-Two persons are
known to have teen killed. several others
were maimed. and for hours tonight the
streets of Akron were filled with an un-
controllable mob. The trouble was the
outcome of an unsuccessful attempt to
lynch negro who is charged with brutal
assault.
The mob formed with the intention Of
lynching Louis Peck, negro who was
arrested today, charged with having at
tempted to assault Christiana the six
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Mas, who live on Perkins hill. In
the police court the prisoner pleaded
guilty. and was bound over to the COM
mon pleas court in Sc coo bail
large crowd gathered about the city
prison tonight at $50 o'clock and forced IN
the doors. The prison was soon packed
with the mob. and the officers offered
resistance. as Peck, earlier in the even
ing. had been quietly taken to Cleveland.
To satisfy the mob the officers suggest
cd that a committee of six be appointed
to search all cells and go through every
part OF the building. This was done, and
as the negro was not found yell was.
made. Now for the county jail! Give US
the nigger. and we will deal with himV"
Is Attack ON the Jail.
A mad rush followed and soon the Jail
was In the hands OF the mob.
After going through the private apart
nents Of the Jail the crowd started to bat
ter down the big iron doors. Deputy Sher-
In stone stood in fro cnt of the prison doors
and made a speech. He informed the
crowd that Peck could not be found there,
and he told the people In the mob to Sc
lect committee. and he would allow the
committee TO search the jail from top TO
bottom. A committee was quickly select
ed and the Jail was searched, every cell
being entered.
Satisfied that the negro was not there.
the mob then rushed across the street and
forced open the doors of the county court
house. Tho old courthouse was soon
packed and all rooms were searched ex-
cept the rooms In the treasury depart
ment. start was made to tear Off the
iron doors of the treasury department,
but the mob decided not TO tackle the job.
and then the thousands of men and boys
again rushed back TO the city prison. cry
ing for the blood OF Peck.
Mayor Appeals to Mob.
The city prison was again surrounded,
and hundreds of people forced their way
into the prison for the second time insist
ing that Peck was there. Mayor Young at
this time appeared at one of the windows
in the upper part of the building. He adj
dressed tho mob as best he could saying
that Peck had been taken out of the
prison at O'Clock by Sheriff Kelly and
driven out of the city In a closed car
riage.
The people In the mob would not believe
the mayor. and continued to yell and de-
mand that Peck be surrendered.
At 10 o'clock the mob began for the third
time TO attack the city prison. Some one
in the crowd began shooting at the build
ing. and this was followed by several
more shots The officers In the building
appeared al the windows and began TO
shoot over the heads of the mob. A man
with a shotgun then fired at the officers.
They shot 90 XIII.
II Is said that several OF the officers
were wounded The crowd then began to
smash IN the windows OF the city build
ing, and the firing became general. Hun
dreds of shots were exchanged. and one
boy was carried dead from the street II
II certain that dozens of men were
wounded.
report has been received from the
city building that one OF the officers had
both bis legs broken and another was
badly wounded.
The mayor IS directing "a call for the
militia. All the amhulRnces OF the city
have been called out. and the excitement
has become intense. The front Of the city
building Is total wreck. and the fire
bells are ringing.
AT 1876 p. m. Prison Keeper John f.
NH0Ntt ttAtitf iFAtN htAf Wy nAN|thE. ana
was knocked dowa hy brick lie. was
badly injured about the head and had TO
receive medical attention.
vietiu. OF the Mob's Fury.
n is known that two persons were In
stanly killed and another Is diving at the
city hospital The dead are. Glen wade.
agod 70 yearS, shot through the heart. and
John NJ, Davidson. 4-ycar-old boy. shot
dead in baby carriage
Fred V. oFwick. aged Is years. Is badly
wounded with huekshos. lie IS now dying
az the hospital
\ man named Nun was shot in the head.
and also in one OF his icgs. n Is certain
that many more people we're wounded
At II q. m. the crowd wero beginning to
leave Tor home. and the indications are
that no more trouble VIII occur
Attack .. Renewed.
shortly after midnight the mob broke
iato a hardware store and stole all the
firearms and ammunition they could find
including guns. rifles and rvvolvers and
proceeded 90 the city building ana opened
fire. on the defenders, ard. finally set IRE
to Columbia halt. which adi0lns ghc city
building
The aanss are spreading rapldlv. and
the city building IS likely 10 be destroyed.
Riot Continues unabated.
At n o'clock the riot stAI holds t,li sway
Ia front 81 tho city building IL which Is
located the city prison The mob, corn-
posed mostly og boys. is stiu al work
Columbia hall has been burned "a the
ground and the city byildlug Is en- fire.
The Gre department has begn called out
but Is unable To- DO much work. "a ons
fireman has been saot already. and the
mob cut the hose az every opportunity.
There is some chance of saving the city
building.
The trolley wires and some of the cleo
tric light and telephone wires in the CEN
ter of the city have been cut
II Is reported that the mayor has sent
"a Cleveland for military aid. The mayor
has also teiegrapheai TO Cleveland Tor forty
policemen.
There is rumor that the mob intends