Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-08-02
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Negroes Hung---One Burnt at the stake.

A correspondent of the st. Louis Democra
writing from Marshall, Saline county, Missouri
on the goth ult., says: s.
Some time ago, you will recollect, Negro
murdered gentleman named Hinton, near Wa
verify, in this county. He was caught after {
long search, and put to jail Yesterday he wa.
tried at this place and convicted of the crime
and sentenced to be hung. While the Sheriff
was conveying him to prison he was set upon BY
the crowd and taken from that officer. The
mob then proceeded to the Jail and took from
thence two other negroes. One of them had at
tempted the life of citizen of this place, and
the other had just committed an outrage upon
a white girl After the mob got the negroes to-
gether they proceeded to the outskirts of the
town, and selecting proper place, chained the
negro who killed Hinton, to stake, got a guam
tty of dry wood, piled it around him, and set il
on 6rel Then commenced scene which for
sickening horrors has never been witnessed be-
fore in this, or perhaps any other place.
The negro was stripped to his waist, and bare.
footed. He looked the picture of despair-but
ment. Presently the fire began to surge up in
made visible in the futile attempts of the poor
wretch to move his feet. AS the flames gather
ed around his limbs and body, he commenced
the most frantic shrieks and appeals for mercy
for death-for water! He seized his chains
they were hot, and burnt the flesh off his hands.
He would drop them and catch at them again
and again, Then he would repeat his cries; but
all to no purpose In few moments he was q
charred mass-bones and flesh alike burnt into
powder. Many, very many of the spectators,
,bo1 .J rao1;oa fha fpll hnrrnr, Nf tho
until it was too late to change it. retired disgust.
ed and sick at the sight. May Marshall never
witness such another spectacle.
The ends of justice are surely as fully accom-.
plished by the ordinary process of law as by the
violence of an excited popufaoe. l.
If the horrors of the day had ended here, it
would have been well, but the other negroes
were taken and hung-justly, perhaps-but 10
violation Of law and good order. They exhibit
I'D no remorse. One of them simply remarked,
"that he hoped before they hung him they would
let him see the other boy burntl"
The Saline County Herald, edited by Mr. Geo.
W. Allen, formerly of this county, confirms the
above, and gives an account of the hanging of
another negro by the people. On Monday, the
18th, q little girl of Arrow Rock, Saline county,
who was in company with another little gi,l, and
some little boys, returning from gathering black
berries, was picked up in the road by a negro
fellow and carried into the woods, and there
most brutally treated. Mr.. N. Fl. Huston was
the first to arrive at the place, but not 10 time to
arrest the scoundrel He was subsequently ar
rested, and upon an examination before Com
mttee-and after his guilt was made apparent,
he was taken and hanged on Monday night, and
his body was permitted to remain upon the tree
until Tuesday morning. The burning and hang
ing in Marshall occurred on Tuesday,