Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-23

rnrY POUR KEROSENE ovER
MN.
ny Telegraph % the NGws.
BURNED 90 DEATH.
A black PEND In the Hands Of white
FINDS.


81. Louis, February 20. The
Republics special from lexafkana
says: I'D Coy, the negro who last
Saturday assaulted Mrs. Henry Jewell,
the wife Of a respectable farmer, living
few miles outside the city, this after
noon answered for his awful crime,
being burned Mt the stake In the
presence Of six thousand people. Jewell
left his wife and babe alone last Sat.
urday, while he came 10 town on
business. During the afternoon the
negro camo to the house aud assaultoi
Mrs. Jewell. lie then dragged her In
10 the barn, where he kept her about
an hour, a,snulting her repeatedly.
When Jewell returned home no time
was Lost In giving the alarm, and soon
scores Of men were securing the cOun.
try IN all directions. During the night
two negroes were arrested, but Mrs.
Jewell declared them Innocent and
they were discharged. Finally II was
learned that the guilty negro was Ed
Coy and that he had gone moth to-
ward Little River county. The
search was vigorously prosecut-
ed, but without avail until carly
this morning, when y message came
from farmer named Scott saying that
Coy wss at the house Of I'D. Givons, n
negro living near him, and asking
for men 10 come out and arrest him.
Before the posse had reached the place
Coy started away, but was intercepted
by Scott and his sons aud held until
the posso arrived. Mrs. Jewell ideuti.
fed him without hesltstlOn.
Coy was placed In n room AMI hchv-
lily guarded until the last OF the search.
ing party had reached the town.
When all were In the leaders held a
consultation and decided TO hang Coy.
Tie was accordingly led out and started
for Broad street, where II was Intended
10 hang him. Arriving there aome one
threw up n rope, but the mass Of the
people set up the shout, "Burn him."
hburn hlm.b Finally the crowd forced
the men who held the negro To move
north on state Line avenue. When
near the pOstOiilcc some one who had
hold Of the rope, the moose OF which
was about the prisoners neck, attempt.
cd TO climb telegraph pole. He was
unceremoni0usly dragged 10 the
ground. "Burn him." "burn
him." went zap the cry again, aud 1t
was clearly 10 be seen that death by
fire alone would appease tue wrath OF
the people.
AT this luncture Charles NJ. Reeves,
n leading citizen, mounted an elevation
and bcseeched the crowd, for the sake
OF their wives and children, " they
were determined 10 burn the wretch,
to take him out.ide the city. The mp
peal had the desired effect, aud rush
was made TO the suburb. Near the
Iron Mou ntain tracks single stump
about ten feet high stood alone In a
clearing, and thither the wretchet
negro was dragged. Another man who
favored hanging began climbing the
stump, but twenty levelcd shotguns
impellcd him 10 descend .hurriedly.
The negro was then made secure 10
tho stump with wire fastenings, and a
liberal supply VI kerosene poured over
him.
The shout went up; "iiet his victim
apply the match; let Mrs. Jewell set
the fire."
In response TO the call Mrs. Jewell
emerged from tho crowd, supported by
her relatives, and walked 10 The plaCe
OF execution. without n word the
spokesman placed In her hand "a match.
She looked at the negro and falterlngly
turned to the crowd.
"No, you must apply It," was tho
cry m the woman was soon TO fnller.
She struck tho match, applied II 10
the clothing Of the wretch In two places
ana stepped away. In a few moments
the doomed negro was sheet Of flame,
writing and groanlng In horrible
agony. Death resulted In about ten
minutes.
Only about twenty minutes before
he was lod out, the Reptbio cores
pendent had an interview with him.
Ho asserted his innocence u the
crime, but In such a manner as carried
conviction OF guilt with II.
While the event Ia confessedly a
horrible affair, It Is justified by a large
majority OF the people Of this section
ON the ground that n desperate disease
requires desperate remedy, and that
han giug has not M great n horror foi
the average negro ne death by fire.