The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-14

was assaulted by Yaw Alexander a ne
and Olive streets. Alexander, who failed
minutes and taken to the Office Of tie
chief Of police. which was quickly sur
NJ him. He had however been snir rifa15
away in a hack and taken to the state
mob gained admission first to the poiics
station. then to the city Jail and finally
victim. 1t is believed that Alexarder Is
the man who assaulted and murdered
Pearl Forbes, whose dead body was found
only a few weeks ago The. public is SO
Wrought up that only lack of opportunity
viii prevent a lynching-
Miss Roth is seamstress at SrnaIl's
her supper. She soon became aware that
she was followed, and when within a few
ing house for the purpose of throwing the
man off her track. Alexander kept on and
Miss Roth again started home and when
at a point nearly opposite the residence
Of Prof. Evans of the high school she was
the throat and bore her to the ground In
falling his fingers slipped from her throat
long. enough to enable her to give a cry
This cry was heard by Prof. Evans. who
responded when the assai1ant left the girl
ana he'd. a crowd had gathered, among
them them young colored girl, who told who
Ihs assallant was. The police were noti-
NEG ana Qfncer Mcdonald sent out. When
a Seventh and Cherokee streets the Of
ileer saw Alexander and. upon undertake
ing to arrest him, the negro ATTEMPTED fn
escape and Mcdonald used his club to
peat MIN into submission.
He was taken at once to the xaoIfce sta
ton, a hack teIephoned for and. as soon
as It arrived he was slipped out back
to Fort Leavenworth, to be placed in the
United States penitentiary- The request
~ au1Ill MIN was refused and by cir
cuitous route, he was taken to the state
penftentIary at Lansing. where he now is
As soon as the news of the assault be-
came know people began hurrying to the
police station and in a few minutes there
was a bowling mob filling up the streets
a Several ca
cured BY the mob he would have danrled
from a telephone pole in short order
As soon as it was learned that he was
not in the station house the uooh r1lshe57
to the city Jail A huge log was secured
door leading into the cell room. The : o r.
hcers in charge offered to allow a commit
tee to search the premises This rraD0Si-
tion was accepted by the mob and a com
nittee OF five searched every inch of the
building. The mob grew impatient while
the search was being conducted and once
committee rushed out and Informed them en-
that the man was not there.
At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon Judge
Moore issued a warrant charging Fred
Alexander with highway robbery and at
was placed in the hands of Sheriff Ever
hardy few moments later and at
deputy, proceeded to Lansing and served
the warrant on Alexander. Warden Tom
llpson agreed to keep Alexander until such
time as the sheriff may find it necessary
to take him away
IL hseS7 Ills lA1NCnt1On TO DT1nG Alexander
TO town at night. This plan however
was spoiled by the large crowd of people
VINO We're guarding every entrance 10 the
prison prepared to take him from the
91hcer as soon as he appeared with him
The majority of the men were from fha
city and many from the town of Lansing
and surrounding country Joined Them
Ihe men were there for business and
many Of them carried shotguns and sew
eralN good sized ropes Of Considerable
length were In the crowd.
Alexander was put through a. three
hours sweating process, but nothing that
could shed any additional light upon the
FORBES murder was elected. A sfenoera- |
pher was present and everything was
Miss Roth, accompanied by Mayor Nicely
ana me ch1ef OF police and County Attor-
ney Michael, was driven to the peniten-
Ilary at Lansing at a late hour Saturday
night and there fully identified her as
saIlant, as did Miss Mary CSilsorl another.
young lady and intimate friend Of Miss
hoIh, Whom Alexander insulted few /
nights ago, while on her way home from
days .ol at the telephone exchange
Miss ellison states that Alexander made
an attempt to assault her a short time |
was whistling. 20