New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
TWO NEGROES HUNG BY A MOB.
ANOTHER BURNT ALIVE.
g Of The 81. Louis Democrat.

.d;or,. .poDdeDce Of The St Louis Democrat.
M.sHaLL, Saline Co, Mo-, July 90, 1859.
Some time ago, you will recolect negro murdered
. gentleman named Hinton, near Waverly, III tins
eon, ty. He caught, after long search, and put
In Jail Yesterday be tried OF TINS place and con-
victed Of the crime, and sentenced to he hung. Wme
the Sheriff was conveying him to PRISON, he was set
anon by the crowd and taken from that officer. The
mob then proceeded 10 the jail and took thence
tvo other negroes. One Of them had attempted the
life Of citizen Of this place and the other had Just
committed en- outrage upon young white gri' Alter
the mob got the negroes together they proceeded to
the outskirts Of the town, and, selecting proper
place chained the negro who killed Hinton to stake
got quantity Of dry wood, pied 1t around hun, ana
Al IL ON fire. Then commenced scene which, for lie
sekenng horrors has never been witnessed before IN
this or perhaps any other place.
The negro stripped TO his waist, and barefoOed'
He looked the picture Of despair; but there was no
sympathy felt for him al the moment. Presently the
fie began to surge up 10 flames around HIN, aud ITS
effects made visible in the futile attempts oil
the poor wretch TO move his feet. AS tue hsme7
gather about his limbs and body he commenced tue
moot frantic shIeks snd appeals for mercy, Tor death,
for wafer, He seized his chains they were hot ami
burned the flesh off his hands. lie would drop them,
and catch al them a. an aud again. Then he would
repeat bis cries; but all to purpose. In few mo-
uents be war a charTed mass, bones ana hesh allke
burnei into powder. Many very many OF the spec
tars who did not realize the full horrors OF the scene
until il too late TO change IT, retired disguised and
sick at the sight. May Marshall never witness such
another spectacle.
The epos Of Justice surely fully accomplished
BY the ordinary process of law as by the violence OF
m excited populace.
II the horrors Of the day had ended here, II would
have been well but the other negroes we're taken aud
Asng-josily, perhaps-but in violation OF Law and
good order. They exhibited no morse. One Of them
amply rem arked, that ne hoped before they hung
Am, they would let him see the other boy burned
The outrage perpe'ra,ed by the negro vas upon the
daughter Of highly respectable farmer named LAmo,
living near Marshall Ii appears that a number OF
children bad gooe to gather backberries not far from
Abe Town. where the negro, who belonged 10 OF the
peghboring farmers, was at woik IN field. Accord
Ig 10 the statement of the children the inst they
Of him when he rushed in among them perfectly
naked seized the eldest If them, about Is yeas of
axe the daughter Of Mr.. Lamb. The others
wee frightened and ran away, while the ne
gro dragged his victim mo thicket aud
committed the hendish act. Whk he dragging
her along, she toll him shc would tell ms MASTER
s,d her father upon him. He replied he was
ruua~a and had no master. 10 the mean time her
kite brother, who was Of the party ha.iened into
Gown and told his pareus the story. psrty OF men
Immediately started for the spot directed snd found
the g in ,ouvulsions After bathing her she vered
sufficiently 10 tel the occurrence. They then went in
purs Of the negro, and from her description of him,
found him at work in the field lie was Immediately
ed, taken before justice and confronted with
the girl, who had been conveyed 10 the msgis-
traie's Office. She recognized him immediately.
Pie was put in jail, bu; the people took hun with
the others, aud hung him as l have stated. Mr.
and Mrs Lamb, il is stated almost insane about
the matter. The gir although much injured, will
cover. There must have been upward Of one thou
sand people present although many returned before
the affair was over.