The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-08-25
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Tkron, Ohio.

known to have been killed, several 9th
ers were manned, and the streets of
Akron are filled with an awkward, un-
comfortable mob. The city building is
in flames, lights are out, and riot reigns.
The governor will call out the militia.
The mob formed with the intention of
lynching Louis Peck, a negro. who was
arrested today, charged with having
attempted to assault Christiana, the
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
THEODORE Mas. Industrious and re-
spectacle people who live on Perkins
Hill.
In the police court the prisoner plead
ed guilty, and was bound over to the
common pleas court in $4,000 bail.
a large crowd gathered about the
city prison tonight at S:3G O'Clock Hnd
forced in the doors. The prison was
soon packed with the mob, and the Of
ficers offered no resistance, as Peck,
earlier in the evening, had been quietly
taken TO Cleveland.
To satisfy the mob. the officers sug-
gested that a committee of six be ap-
pointed to search all cells and go
through every part of the building.
This was done, and as the negro was
not found, a yell was made
Nov for the county jail. Give us
the niger and we will deal with
him."
A mad rush followed for the Jail, and
soon the iail was in the hands of the
mob
After going through the private
apartments of the Jail, the crowd start
ed to batter down the big iron doors.
Deputy Sheriff Stone stood in front of
the prison doors and made speech.
He informed the crowd that Peck
could not be found there, and he told
the people in the mob to select a COM
mittee and he would allow the COM
mittee to search the Jail from top to
bottom. A committee was quickly Sc
lected, 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. 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 thousands 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, who forced
their way into the prison, for the sec
ond time, insisted that Peck was there.
Mayor 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
Kelly, and driven out of the city in
closed carriage. The people in the mob
would not believe the mayor, and con-
tinued 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 building; this was followed by
several more shots. The officers in the
appeared at the windows and
began to shoot over the heads of the
mob. A man with 8 shotgun then fired
1T the officers. -i''
1t is said that several of the officers
we're wounded. The crowd then began
10 smash in the windows of the city
and the firing became general. !
Hundreds of shots were exchanged, and
Dne bov was carried dead from the
street. It is certain that dozens of
men We're wounded.
A report has been received from the
;ity building that one of the officers
lad both his legs broken and another
BADLY wounded
The mayor sent to the governor a
all for the militia.
All the .ambulances of the city have
1een called out, and the excitement has
become intense.
The front of the city building is a
-otal wreck, and the fire bells are ring
ng.
f . n TOTiS Tah
Q. Washer came from the city build
ng and was knocked down by a brick
He was badly injured about the head
md had to receive medical attention.
The known dead are:
Glen Wade, aged 10 years, shot
through the heart.
John M. Davidson's 4-year-old child |
shot dead in a baby carriage.
Fred V. Orwick, aged % years, is
BADLY wounded with buckshot. He
ives at 43 North street and is now
lying at the hospital A man named
Null was shot in the head and also in
me of the legs. 1t is certain that
many more persons were wounded
At II p. M, the crowd were beginning
o leave for home. and the indications
Ire that no more trouble will take
llace.
Shortly after midnight the mob
'roke into hardware store and stole
I'll the fire arms and ammunition they
,ould find, including guns, rifles and
'evOlVers. and proceeded to the city |
building and opened fire on the de-
enders and finally set fire to the
Columbia hall, which adjoins the city
building.
The flames are spreading rapidly, and !
he city building is likely to be destroy |
d.
At 1 o'clock the riot still holds full |
way in front of the city building, in /
Which is located the city prison. The |
mob. composed mostly of boys, is still |
1t work. Columbia hall has burned to |
he ground and the city building is on |
ire.
The fire department has been called |
ut but is unable to do much work as |
me fireman has been shot already and |
he roudies cut the hose at every op-
Dortunity. There is some chance of |
aving the city building. The trolley |
v1reS and some of the electric light |
nd telephone wires in the centre of |
he city have been cut
The mayor has telegraphed to Cleve- |
and for forty policemen There is a |
umor that the mob intends to seize a
reight train and go to Cleveland to |
axe Peck from the jail there.
All OF the officers who have been
enned up in the city building for
hree hours ESCAPED through a rear
window and ran for their lives The
mob is yet firing on the city building.
The mob are'now making for the fire
1en. and as fast as lines of hose are
tretched they are cut.
Arthur b. Sprague has just been car
led from the street, shot in the head.
man named Parkstair has been
hot in the leg. 1t is thought not less
han dozen people have been wound
d.
The mob has now commenced to cut
he electric light wires, and these lines
re being written by light furnished
rom the burning buildings.
thousands Of people are yet gathered