The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-14
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BESEIGES
JAIL
Attempt to Lynch Woman's
Slayer Fails When Prisoner
Is Spirited Away
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JACKSON. Mich, June 14-Coro-
Q John Mills Ia In hiding today
with John Straub, alleged confessed
murdered Of Miss Alice Mallet, fol-
lowing an sll-nisht siege of the
county jail by a crazed mobethe
widest night aver experienced in
jackson. The mob was led by the
dead woran's brother. Harold M..l-
let Of Ontario. Ore. who came here
Monday to take the body TO his sis
tef's home. Threats to lynch the
prisoasr were heard as soon as
roinofs of his confession reached
the streets.
Straob. former Jackson prison an
mate. and alleged Icrvert. Is said
to have admitted attacking Miss
Acallet with an ravishing and
almost beheading her as she neared
the Florence Crittenton home. of
which she was matron. last Thurs
day night
First reports of the confession
wero circulated at 3 .. a.. Within
half an hour fully 1000 people were
about the jail.
Sheriff LA-rabee. emerging from
the Building. spoke to the crowd.
He told them the prisoner was not
In the Jail and 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 slide
from the alley In tho ear Of the
jail with three passengers.
Finally deputy sherifs met the
onslaught OF the would-be lynchers
with a cloud OF tear gas. The at
Hackers fell back in confusion, rub
bing their ayes.
At this moment Rarold Mallet.
brother of Miss Mailet. appeared and
assumed leadership. He arrived here
Monday from Ontario, Ore.
Boys" he shouted. Out where
came from. Justice travels fast.
Il am Alice Maliet's brother. re
like about twenty men to follow
me-"
His speech was interrupted when
a hundred stepped forward. The
troopers beat them back with clubs
while deputies again brought tear
gas INFO play.
A renewed onslaught carried the
bes1egers UP on the porch. It was
evident he officers could not cope
longer with the mob. The Siege
had gone on for two hours,
Warned that another attack was
imminent, with little rope of stem
ming the besiegers. Sheriff LARA
bee appeared and addressed the
crowd again
The prisoner is not here" he an
nounoed. State police are in readi-
ness to come herr We will have
no violence.
II will permit a committee to in
spsse the Jail. You may search 1t
from bottom to top. Is that
snoughY"
FINALLY a committee of seven ran
hacked the Jail and the sheriff's res
tders from garnet to cellar. 1t was
raope than half an hour later that
tia, committee. crest fallen. reap
peaged.
~x1e's gone they announced
"yohn Mills went down Main st.
yosns mar yelled. Then wen got
2AS&GA WAS tue angry EcSpOLSo~
Axdozen car we're on their way
uisatn a minute and others Joined
tho chase. The rest Of the mob
slowly dispersed
The officers admitted they had
spirited Strauh out In the guise Of
. fireman. They would not divulge
tia direction In which he had gone.
Sheriff LA-rab>e told h inte-na-
ticna1 News Service reporter Straub
had broken down under grillinE, ad-
eaitting that be slow Miss Mallet- He
was said to have confessed stealing
tho axo from a woodptle and setting
out to attack tho drst woman be
met" Miss Mallet. negotiating the
lonely stretch between the car line
and the Florence Crtetendon Home.
a the victim
3traub hen dragged tho uncon-
seious victim into a yard. half
stripped her and made a criminal
attack. according to the alleged con-
Ssssson- That done, he cut her
--Foat with an axe almost severing