The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-15
WOMAN SPURRED
MICHIGAN MOB
Mother of Three Elbowed
Her Way to Front and
Demanded Action
PRISONER SAFE NOW
Man Who Admitted Killing
Girl With AK and Assault
ing Her Spirited Away

JACKSON, Mich, June 14.--Harry
hubert warden OF the state prison
here. today denied that John Straub.
confessed slayer OF Miss Alice NAL
lett had been in custody in the prison
last night.
II was learned he had been spirit
ed out of Jackson and placed in the
Ineham county Jail at Mason. Today
he was removed again to a point
still further from Jackson, proba-
bis Lansing, for fear mob vengeance
might pursue him TO Mason.
JACKSON, Mich, June 1i.--Cor-
ouer John Mills Is In hiding today
with John Straub. alleged confessed
murderer of Miss Alice Mallett, fol-
lowing an all night siege of the coun-
~ jail by u craZed mob-the widest
nIght ever experienced in jackson.
The mob was led by the dead wom-
ans brother. Harold Mallett, of on
tar.o. oregon, who came here Mon
day TO take the body OF his sister
home. Threats to lynch the prisoner
were heard as soon as rumors of his
confession reached the streets.
Straub, former jackson prison In
have admitted attacking Miss Mallet
with an axe, ravishing and almost
beheading her as she neared the
Florence Crittenton home. Of which
she was matron, last Thursday night.
He was the only white man detained.
Woman Furnishes Sparks,
First reports of the confession
were circulated at 0 o'clock. In a
half hour fully 1000 persons were
about the Jail. They Imillcd back
and forth, lacking a 1eader-held
from the building by "A half dozen
state troops with drawn automatics.
Then Mrs. Helen Ryall, mother
OF three children, entered the crowd.
Elbowing her way to the front. che
cried:
Come on, boys. Have you no
mothers or sisters? You know what
to do, don't your
For the first time the pack pressed
forward. pushing its leader before
1t. Sheriff Larrabee emerged from
the building. He told the crowd the
begged them to go home.
For more than an hour. the mob
surged back and forth. being beaten,
back by armed troopers on the steps.
Nobody saw the coroner's car slid?
from the alley in the rear OF the
jail with three passengers.
Finally deputy sheriffs met the on
slaught of the would-be lynchers
with a cloud of tear gas. The at
tackers fell back in confusion, rub
bing their eyes.
Brother Takes Lead.
At this moment. Harry Mallett, a
brother of Miss Mdiistt, appeared
and assumed leadership.
Boys" he shouted. "out from
where came, justice travels fast.
Il am Alice Mallett's brother. I'd
like about 20 men 10 follow me-"
His speech was interrupted when
a hundred men stepped forward.
The troopers beat them back with
clubs while deputies again brought
tear gas into play.
For a few minutes It appeared GER
tain the mob would overrun the
building. The the front ranks.
blinded by acrid fumes, fell back TO
those behind, dropped off the porch
into the arms of the crowd and re-
commenced the endless surging.
Sheriff IIalts Crowd.
Renewed onslaught carried the be-
siegers upon the porch. 1t was evi-
dent the officers could not cope
longer with the mob. The siege had
gone on for two hours
Warned that another attack was
imminent, with little hope of stem
ming the besiegers, Sheriff Larrabee
appeared and addressed the crowd
again.
The prisoner is not here" he an
nounced. state police are in read
mess to come here. We will have no
violence. l will permit a committee
TO Inspect the jail. You may search
It from bottom to top. Is that
enough?"
Finally a committee of seven ram
sacked the Jail and the sheriffs resi-
dence from garret to cellar. II was
more than half an hour later that
the committee. crestfallen, reap
peared
Hes gone" they announced.
John Mills went down Main street
an hour ago. n mile a minute" a
young man yelled. Then. well get
NILS was the Angry response.
4 dozen cars were on their way
within a minute and others Joined
the chase. The rest of the moi
slowly dispersed.
The officers admitted they had
spirited Straub out in the guise OF
a fireman. They would not divulge
the direction in which he had gone
sheriff Larrabee told the Inter
national News Service reporter
slraub had broken under the grilling
admitted he slew Miss Mallett. lie
was said to have confessed stealing
the axe from a woodpile and settinp
out 10 attack the first woman h(
met" Misc Mallet. negotiating the
lonely stretch between the car lin'
and the Florence CriitAlton home
was the victim.
Siraub then dragged the uncon
Sc!ous victim into yard, half stripped
her and made a criminal attack
according to the alleged confession
Lhat done, he cut her throat will
Inc axe. almost severing the head
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