The Saint Paul globe., 1900-08-25
PECK SENTENCED FOR LIE
DOORS OF OHIO STATE PRISON
CLOSE ON THE CAUSE OF THE
AKRON RIOT
WAS RA1LRoADED TO PRISON
Brought From Cleveland to Akron
and Pleaded Gu1Ity-No Fur
ther Trouble Is Expected
From Rioters.

AKRON, O., Aug A.-The train carry
Ing the negro Peck arrived at $50 p. M
A carriage vas waiting at the railway
station, and Feck was quickly bundled
into it. In three minutes the court house
was reached, and Peck was arraigned be-
fore Judge Nye. The indictment was
read. Peck stood up and pleaded guilty
He declared he had nothing to say, ex-
cept that he threw himself upon the
mercy of the court. The court then SEN
fenced Peck to life Imprisonment In the
state penitentiary Troops were on guard
at the railway station and along the
route to the court house There was no
demonstration whatever.
After Peck had been sentenced, he was
at once taken in closed carriage to the
Center street crossing of the Cleveland,
Akron & Columbus railway, and placed
on board the train in charge Of Sheriff
Kelly, and taken on to the state peniten-
tiary at Columbus.
So quickly and quietly was Peck
brought into the city, sentenced and sent
on to Columbus that but very few people
knew what had transpired. There was
no crowd at the railway either when
the train arrived or departed. Few who
glanced at the rapidly driven carriage
suspected that It contained the man tho
furious mob of Wednesday night wanted
to lynch. Peck was taken in at the rear
door of the court house. There was a
stir among the soldiers crowding to the
rear Of the court room
Judge d. j. Nye, Of Elyria, presided.
He arrived in Akron at noon today. Two
minutes after Peck reached the court.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Hershey read the in
dictment. Peck stood up with manacled
hands. He pleaded guilty in firm voice
His worn eyes shifted nervously about
the room Then he sat down and Prose-
cutor Wanamaker whispered with him
briefly Then Judge Nye said:
Mr.. Peck, you have heard the indict-
ment read charging you with rape You
nave pleaded guilty. Have you anything
to say?"
L have nothing to say, except that
throw myself on the mercy Of the court"
replied Peck
Continuing, Judge Nye said: ''In crimes
such as that to which you have pleaded
guilty there is but one penalty provided
That is Imprisonment for lie. 1t is the
judgment of the court that you be con-
hned In the penitentiary for HE. paw the
costs OF proceeding, and that for the first
thirty days of your Imprisonment YOU
shall be placed in solitary confinement"
Ihere was stir in the back room, and
a rush of the spectators for the door.
company OF troops hurriedly formed to
escort Peck to the train waiting at Cen
ter street crossing. He was taken tn
Columbus, In charge Of Sheriff Kelly
When Peck was hustled out of the rear
door there was wild cheering from a
crowd OF onlookers, who had got wind of
the proceedings.
There was no trouble of any kind In
the city during the night, the streets
being practically deserted except by the
soldiers, who patrolled all the thorough
fares in the business section.
At the conference of city, county and
military officials today it was decided to
retain. the troops here until tomorrow
morning. All remains quiet The guards
men will be dismissed Saturday morning.
All the nine companies of the Fourth the
Canton company of the Eighth and the
two local companies will continue on
guard today and tonight
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. A.-Peck arrived
at the penitentiary in the custody OF the
sheriff of Summit county at $3.50 tonight.
He felt greatly relieved when the heavy
iron gate closed behind him and he real
ized that he was safe from mob violence.
He had little to say and was quickly
conducted to a cell.