People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1896 — Anxious to Hang Anson Strong. [ARTICLE]

Anxious to Hang Anson Strong.

Akron, Ohio, April I.—A crowd of 1,000 men and boys surrounded the city prison Tuesday night, and many threats were made against Anson B. Strong, the suspected murderer of the Stones at Tallmadge. The militia is still under arms at the armory, which adjoins the prison, and a force of police is ready for action. It is not believed, however, that an outbreak will occur. Strong continues to deny all knowledge of the crime, but the police claim that the chain of circumstantial evidence is tightening around him.