Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-21
Levi Weber, a Negro, Arrested
for the Crime.
MRS. HARPER STILL LINGERS.
ousands Gather at the Jail to Lynch the Cooed Fend and
Other inmates of the Jail Guilty of Grave Crimes.
Sheriff Ferret Averts Lynchne by Cool Work and
Lands Three Prisoners in tho Penitentiary

who was sleeping by his mothers
side when the first assault was made
had given a mute description of the
man and described him as wearing a
black sweater with red stripes across
his breast. The captured negro had
on such a sweater and the rest of his
cloths and hat correspondent with the
boys description When the negro
was brought to Reno they realized
that they had the right man.
An Excited Community.
The assault on Mrs. Harper and the
rumors of an additional outrage had
, worked the community to high pitch
of excitement There was talk of
lynching an even burning the negro.
| 1t was not rough element who
talked in this strain but the CONNER
cial element, for Harper the husband
Of the assaulted woman is a general
favorite with the business men of
Reno.
The report that Mrs. Harper was
dying was current and also that she
was dead. The question which was
in everybody's mind was whether she
had been ravished by the black f1end.
The physicians could tell but they
refused to give out the information
and their silence was construed into
meaning the worst and the mob began
to gather.
Scenes About the Court House.
From the Court House down to the
iron bridge the street was the scene
of the greatest excitment Lynch
his" Burn the - =" was heard
on every side. The street was black
with people and the numbers swelled
every moment. Sheriff Ferrel mingled
with the mob and tried to reason with
them but as fast as he could allay the
excitement it would break out again.
He began to study the situation and
quietly, put on extra deputies. In all
about hundred were selected to help
keep the peace.
One man was particularly violent in
stirring up the mob to lynching
pitch and he finally defed the officers
to stop him. Sheriff Ferrel acting
: with his usual promptness siezed the
man near the entrance to the Jail and
hustled him in. He still remains loci
ed up in the cell.
Omnibus Signs.
In the afternoon the Sheriff SNUG
gled a Let of rifles and five hundred
; rounds of ammunition in the back wa,
l This act was observed by the crow,
Il would be a determined resistance i
lynching was attempted. They wer
not cowed however by this but Wen
! ahead with the preparations and sc
= cured ropes and dynamite. 1t was d.
: cided to make the attack at nigh
= and blow up the Jail.
They were not alone after the negr'
whose name was Levi Weber blu
, they had an account to settle with Da
u Regain the man WHO so recently mu.
dered his mother-in-law in Sparks an
| they concluded to make clean swee
and string up Linderman, who is no.
On trial for the murder of Jack Weisl
1t was clear from the temper of tn
n mob that there would be clean swee
K once the Jail doors gave way.
o 1t was estimated that with the CON
s ing of the night at least five thousan
e people would be in front of the ja
y ready to tear it down as word ha
r come in from the outskirts of Rem
sr and adjoining places that delegation
were on their way to take hand i
tha trouble.
1t Special Sent For.
g About four o'clock the Sheriff wire
le to Carson to send down a locomotiv
N and car to take the prisoners to thi
ID city. The matter was quietly COZ
Quoted and the crowd got the idea this
they would take the men back on tn
r. evening local. They did not expe<
e la special.