Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-08-25
MILITIA INVOKED.
Big Race Riot in Progress in
Columbus, Ohio.
Mob of Several Thousand People At
tack Building Several People
Killed and Many Seriously Injured
Attempt to Lynch Negro Prec'p-
itates Troublc-Fntni Fight Be-
tween Negroes at Picnic.

tween Negroes at Picnic.
Columbus, O.. Aug Ex-Governor Nash
has received the following appeal from
the mayor Of Akron to quell the riot in
that city:
Akron, o., Aug. 23, 1850 a. m.
ITO His Excellency, Governor Nash,
Columbus-Serious riot. City building
attacked by n mob OF several thousand.
Three or four people killed, eight or IL
seriously wounded Have ordered out
both local companies. They are unable
to cope with the situation. Please
sanction what 1 have done by wire and
order one Two companies either from
Cleveland or Canton to come to Akron
at once. Call me by telephone. If you
desire further infol nation wire me at
once. w. E. ioung, Mayor.
Governor Nash came to the executive
chamber in the capital at 1880 a. m. ard
Immediately took steps to furnish tie
Akron authorities assistance. Colonel
Potter of the Fourth Ohio. which is now
in camp at Minerva park, near this city,
was ordered to hold his regiment in
readiness to move on short notice, while
the colonel himself was summoned to
conference with the governor.
The riot was precipitated because or
4 determined effort to lynch Louis Peck.
4 negro, accused of an attempt to as
5ault the 6-year-old daughter of rheo-
dore Mas. AS result number ol
people have already been killed and in
jured. So far as known the dead and in
hlred are: Glen Wade, ag:d 10, shot
through the heart John Nj. Daridson's
i-year-old child shot dead in baby
cab. Fred V. Orwck, aged 25, is badly
wounded with buckshot and is now dy-
ing. A man named Null was shot in the
head, and also in one of his legs. An
other man, whose name could not be
learned was shot in the leg. 1t is also
said that several police officers are
wounded.
On Monday night Louis Peck offered
| to give Christina Mas ride In ms
| buggy. Christina accepted the invita-
| ton, and few hours later she was found
on the side of a road west of the city
officers had been searching for him
| since Monday night and he was arrested
at the Union depot as he stepped from
train. In the police court Wednesday
| he was bound ov. + to the common pleas
| court. His bail was placed at $4,000.
The story of his confession spread
through the city. Large crowds gath
cred about the city prison last night at
7:3O o'clock ard forced in the doors. To
satisfy the mob the officers suggested
that a committee of six be appointed ia
search all 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 niggeir and we will deal with him"
mad rush followed for the Jail and
soon the Jail was in the hands of the
mob. After 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 had been
removed from the city to Cleveland He
advised them to select committee and
said he would allow the committee tt
search the Jail. A committee was quickly
selected and the Jail was searched every
cell being examined.
Satisfied that the negro was not there
|
and forced open the doors of the county
courthouse, where all the rooms wer,
searched except the treasury depart.
ment A start was made to tear off the
iron doors of the treasury department
but this was abandoned and thousand.
Of men and boys rushed back to the cit!
prison crying for the blood of Peck.
Shortly after midnight the mob broke
into a hardware store and stole all tn,
firearms and ammunition they coult
find, including guns, rifles and revolvers
and proceeded to the city building ant
opened fire on the defenders and fnall,
set fire to the Columbia hall, which ad
joins the city building.
At 1 o'clock riot held full sway in from
of the city building in which is locate,
the city prison. The mob was compose,
mostly of boys. Columbia hall wa
burned to the ground, and the city build
ing was also burned. The fire depart
ment was called out but was unable to d
much work, as one fireman was shot ant
the rowdies cut the hose at every op
portunity.
The city prison was again surrounded
Hundreds OF people forced their way int
the prison for the second time, insstin
that Peck was there. Mayor Young a
this time, appeared at one of the window
in the upper part of the building and ad
dressed the mob, saying that Peck ha
been taken out of the prison at A o. cloc
by Sheriff Kelley, and. driven out of til
city in closed carriage. The people /
the mob would not believe the mayo
and continued to yell and demand tina
Peck be surrendered.
At 10 o'clock the mob began for thir
time to attack the city prison. Some or
in the crowd began shooting at the builc
ing, This was followed by sever;
more shots. The officers appeared c
the windows and began to shoot over tt
, heads of the people. A man with
, shotgun fired at the officers, and II
=, firing became general. Hundreds
, shots were exchanged, and one boy. nam
I unknown, was carried dead from tt
. street 1t is certain that many me
were wounded
At las a. m. dynamite was being use
in front of the city building. The iir
/ charge smashed all the windows in II
building, and did much damage. a
. prisoners were released from the eli
prison. The crowd destroyed the eli
= building with dynamite.
Andover. Mass, Aug. 23,-At color'
picnic at Shawsheen grove Wednesda
!, n quarrel between George Davenport al
Q Edward L. Janifer eliminated In du
|. with revolvers, the result of which WI
:, the death of Davenfut from bullet
d the heart, the arrest Of Janifer on Il
X charge of murder, while William Norr
received stray bullet In the leg.
l. In the Labor Field.
AZ New York. Aug. 20.-Delegates fro
= Ill the factories in which the cigar NAL
ers are on strike met Sunday and col
sidersd the propositions made by Il