Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Two Killed, Many Injured and Public
Buildings Destroyed.
MOB Was AFTER NEGRO RAPISI
He Had Been Removed to CIeve-
land by the Sheriff.
MILITARY NOW IN CONTROL

sixteen others are more or less injured and
fully 100000 in property has gone up
in smoke The city hall is totally de-
stroyed the Columbian building, which ad-
joined the city hall, is a heap Of ashes, and
several smaller frame buildings in the vi
cnity are in ruins.
The destruction was wrought by the wild
mob which held possession of the city from
dark last night until almost dawn this
morning.
1t is estimated that the mob was COM
posed of not less than 800 men.
The list of killed and injured follows:
List of Casualties.
Killed-GIen Wade, aged eleven years,
son Of Lillian Wade, Empire Hotel. shot
through the heart.
Rhoda Davidson, aged four years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Davidson,
III Allyn street. shot through brain.
Fatally injured-Fred. Vorwerk, 3i3 West
North street. buckshot wound in abdomen
Iniured-W Fl. Dussel, flesh wound in
leg. 2O7 North Forge street; Park Strair,
flesh wound in leg, 1O4 Hill street; John e.
Washer scalp wound from brick; arthur
E. Sprague, teamster, scalp wound; John
Ahren, painter 143 Benjamin street, flesh
wound; A. E. Chemlostky, 143 South Main
street, flesh wound. hand: Albert Grant,
flesh wound below knee; Frank Sours, nesh
wound in hand; Fireman l.. Manchester,
Roepke, flesh wound in neck; Fireman
Miner Fritz flesh wound in cheek; Fire
man David Phillips, flesh wound In cheek;
Fireman John Denious, flesh wound In leg;
Fireman A. Eberly, flesh wound in breast;
Policeman Alva G. Greenlesse, struck over
the heart with brick, serious: Policeman
John King, struck on knee with brick;
Detective Edward Dunn, struck on the
back with a brick: Albert Stevens OF Gra-
ham station shot In foot.
Chief of Police Harrison has left the city
and his whereabouts is unknown. He is
suffering from a severe nervous shock
Officer A. G. Greenlesse has been appoint
ed by Mayor Young as acting chief.
Origin of the Trouble.
Louis Peck, a colored man, was put In
Jail yesterday on the charge of criminally
assaulting the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Mas.
Peck was arrested between 1 and
o'clock yesterday morning by Officer John
Duffy, and during the day confessed to
Prison-keeper Washer Of having attempted
to assault Christmas, the six-year-oid
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Mas,
industrious and respectable people who live
on Perkins Hill.
The story of his confession spread like
wild-fire through the city, and officers
learned that an attempt would be made at
night to lynch him. Peck was badly
frightened. In police court yesterday he
pleaded guilty, and was bound over to the
common pleas court. His bail was placed
at 5000
large crowd gathered about the city
prison at 7:3O o'clock and forced in the
doors. The prison was soon packed with
the mob, and the officers offered no re-
sistance, as Peck, earlier in the evening.
had been quietly taken away to Cleveland
To satisfy the mob the officers suggested
that a committee of six be appointed 10
search the 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 Mig
ger and we will deal with him."
Rush for the Jail.
A mad rush followed for the Jail, and
soon the jai! was in the hands Of the mob.
After going through the private apart
ments Of the Jail, the crowd started to bat
ter down the big iron doors. Deputy Sher-
if Stone stood in front Of the prison doors
and made speech He informed the
crowd that Peck could 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. A 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 treasury department. A 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 thous-
ands OF men and boys again rushed back
to the city prison, crying for the blood OF
Peck
The city prison was again surrounded.
and hundreds of people forced their way
into the prison for the second time, in
sisting that Peck was there. Mayor w. e.
Young at 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 Peck had been taken
out OF the prison at o'clock by Sheriff
closed carriage. The people In the mob
would not believe the mayor, and con-
unued to yell and demand 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. This was followed by several more
shots. The officers in the building appeared
the heads of the people. A man with q
shotgun then fired at the ofiscers.
Shortly after midnight the mob broke
into hardware store and stole all the
including guns. rifles and revolvers. and
proceeded to the city building and opened
fire on the defenders. and finally set fire
to the Columbia Hall, which adjoins the
city building.
Mob Uses Dynamite.
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under the city and county buildings and
then to complete it's work the mob applied
the torch.
With the approach Of dawn this morning
the riotous mob melted away and when
the sun arose the streets presented their
usual appearance
At o'clock this morning Company C Of
the Sth Ohio Regiment arrived on a spe-
ctal train from Canton and was at once
marched to the scene Of last nights riot
ing.
The militiamen were at once placed on
guard duty around the county buildings, but
they found little to do.
Guards are strung along Main street to
keer back the crowds of curiosity seekers.
The excitement has dalmed down and
now the people of Akron are ruefully con-
templating the smolderirig evidences of the
wild fury OF the mob. tits not likely there
VIII be further trouble. Only fame-scarred
walls remain of the city hall and great
heaps OF ashes mark the site of Columbia
hail. which stood next TO the city building.
Fire completed the havoc wrought by dy-
Mantle at the city hall
Groups OF fremen are pouring water into
the smoldering ruins.
Chief of Police Harrison II reported In
sane over the awful events of last night.
The last seen Of Chief Harrison he was