Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-29

Txxo slaves FIunp--Another Burned at the Stake
The following letter which we find in the st. Louis
Democrat gives the particulars of horrible affair." al
ready mentioned by telegraph:
MARSHALL. SALINE Co., No. July z
Some time ago, you will recolect, negro murdered
gentleman named Hinton, Wavery In this county
He caught, after long search and put in jail
Yesterday he tried at this place and convicted OF
the crime, and sentenced to be hung While the sher
was conveying him to prison he was set upon by the
crowd and taken from that officer The mob then pro-
ceeded to the jail and took from thence two other ne
gloes One of them had attempted the life OF citizen
of this place. and the other had just committed an out
rage upon young white girl. After 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 a stake, got quantity OF dry
wood piled it around him, and set it on fire. Then
commenced scene which, for its sckenng horrors has
never been witnessed before in this perhaps any other
place.
The negro was stripped to his waist and barefooted
He looked the picture of despair-but there was no
sympathy felt for him at the moment. Presently the
fire began to surge up in flames around him. and its e
fecs were made visible in the futile attempts of the
poor wretch to bis feet AS the flames gathered
about his limbs and body he commenced the most trant
lie shreks and appeals for mercyfor deathtor 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 a few moments he was
charred mass-bones and flesh alike burnt into pow
der. Many very many of the spectators, who did not
realize the full horrors of the scene until it too late
to change it, retired disguised and sick at the sight
May Marshall never witness such another spectacle.
The ends of justice surely fully accomplished by
the ordinary process of law by the violence of
cited populace
If the horrors of TIE day had ended here it would have
been WELL but the other negroes taken and hung
Justly perhaps but in violation of law and good order
They exhibited no remorse. One of them simply re-
marked that he hoped before they hung him they would
let him see the other boy burnt .'
The outrage perpetrated by the negro was upon the
daughter of highly respectable farmer named Lamb,
living Marshall It appears that number of chill
dren had gone gather backberies not far from town.
where the negro who belonged to of the neghbor
ing farmers, was at work in field According to the
statement of the children the first they of him was
when he rushed in among them perfectly Naked and
seized the eldest of Them about thirteen years of age,
the daughter of Mr.. amb. The others frghten-
ed and away while the negro dragged his victim
into thcket and committed the fendish act. While
he dragging her along, she told him she would tell
his master and her father upon him. He replied he was
a runaway and had no master. In the meantime her
little brother, who Of the party, fastened into town
and told his parents the story. party of men imme-
diaely started for the spot as directed and found the
girl in commissions After bathing her she recovered
sufficiently to tell the occurrence They then went in
pursuit of the negro and from her description of him,
found him at work in the field. He was Immediately
arrested taken before justice and confronted with the
girl who had been conveyed to the gstrates Office
She recognized him Immediately. He put in Jail,
but the people took him with the Others and hung him
as have stated Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, it is stated are
almost insane about the matter. The girl, although
much injured will recover There must have been up
wards of one thousand people present. although many
turned before the affair