New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-03
NEGRO BURNING.
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4 BIG RAPIDS, Mecosts Co, Mich,
/ March Is, 1860. 5
II In The WEEKLY TRIBUNE Of thu l7td inss, have
just read your comments on the denial sf aessr Davis
and Cartel of the fact that sayes burned a.
the stsl in The Southern Sa;c' and az wss cogoi-
zant of such csse, in September 1851 beg esvs 10
add my testimony 10 that already cited AID thus placs
upon record one more case in Bubst ancn Of the fact
stated by Mr.. Van Wyck.
In the township of Extra r Ashley County, Arkau-
sas, the discovery was made that widow named an,
and elave woman, belonging to J. L. NJ, Eco,
who lived with her. had been murdered and the home
burned to conceal the deed. The alarm spread,
snd an investigation was instituted by Mr.. Mia
connection with many Of the leading citizens. su-
picon fell upon slave named Ike, belonging to a MIN
named Per6ue. Ike Vas whipped nearly to death, IN
order to extort from him confession bu. he persisted
In denying sny knowledge Of the affair. Me- NJ
then poured upon hs bleeding back spirits Of turpss-
tine, and Get on FIRE Ike then confessed that he and
negro nsmed Jack, belonging to J. r. Norrell wsrs
hired by enc Miller, TO ast in performing the deed.
Ope fact however greatly inyali5sted this testimony,
and that was that Mr.. NJ sod Mr.. Norrsll were
deadly eDemeq and Ike mus have known chat nothing
Jack thus subectng bis most bitter enemy loss Of
favorite slave worth twelve or fifteen hundred dol
lars. Jack was, however, Immediately arrested and
brought before the regulators and certain circumstan
ces seeming in some degree to corrobote Ikes state
nent stakes were driven into the ground and the two
slaves chained to them. large quantity of fat pine
was piled arovld them an6 j. L. M set It on fire!
In few minutes, nothing but charred and blsckened
corpsea remained A subscriDtiOp was circulated to
indemnity the owners for their losses.
At the time this occurred was il the adjoining
County of Drew but during the Fall my business called
me into the vicinity of the tragedy. was at the pan-
tation of Mr.. Norre the 18th of November and there
heard their verson of the affair, Mr. NorreI tol me
that when the flames rising ten feet above JACKIE
head he said 10 the dying slave, have raised you,
Jack. and never caught you in iie You are going
to die nothing save YOU and now, tel me truly,
as you hope for hsaven, are you guilty. Jack an
sweIed from the flames, Master, don't know any
more about i. than you do Mr.. NOrrell and all his
family believed Jack to have been innocent and shed
tar, SIS they spoke of him.
spent the same night and the following day, which
was Sunday, at the house of Mr. NJ, who gave me
all the particulars as have stated Them saying how
ever, that there was no reasonable doubt Of Jacks
quit The act of burning turpentne upon the aceraed
back had from the lips of Mr.. M bimaef who
rather boased of his ingenuity in thus ectng testi
mony VIXEN ordinary means had failed. Mr.. M was
a candidate for the State Legislature at the election
held in August 1853 though think he wssnOt elected
have given true names and can give the names of
more than l(O men in the vicinity, and AN ready q.
any time to make affidavit to what | have stated.
CoRYOoN Z. FULLER.