St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-21
Bound With Bands of. Iron,
Saturated With Oil, and
Roasted Alive.
The Hand of His Fearfully
Abused Victim Applied
the Match.
Six thousand People GaZed on
the Flaming, Rarbarous
Spectacle.

last Saturday committed a fiendish as
sault on Mrs. Henry Jewell, a respecta-
BILE farmers wife with five-months-
old child at the breast, at her home
three miles southeast of this city, this
afternoon answered for his awful crime
by horrible death by fire. In the
presence of 5000 people he was burned
at the stake.
When Mr.. Jewell left home Saturday
last, after dinner, to come to town for
the transaction of some necessary busi-
ness. he left his young wife with her
cooling babe IN her arms in the best of
health and spirits. not dreaming when
he kissed her good bye of the terrible
fate that waited her during his ab-
sence. Shortly after the hus-
at the door and asked the where
abouts of Mr.. Jewell, and the
unsuspecting woman informed him that
he had gone to town. The negro gave
his name as Davis, and said that he had
some hogs to sell to Mr.. Jewell. A con-
siderable conversation was held between
them, ahd the women thus had a good
opportunity while not under excitement
to note the general personal appearance
of the negro.
Dastardly Treaehery.
After the negro had gone Mrs Jewell
concluded to visit neighbor half mile
distant, and went out to lock the door,
when the negro, who was in hiding,
sprang from his place of cOncealment.
seized her by the throat, and. after
desperate struggle. succeeded in accom-
plishing his diabolical purpose. He then
dragged the fainting woman into the
barn. where he kept her for an hour.
Finally yielding to her pleadings. he
left her and disappeared in the woods.
When the husband returned home he
lost no time in giving the alarm and in
a short time scores of men were seeur-
ing the country in all directions, and
during the night two negroes answer
ing the general description given by
Mrs. Jewell were jailed here, but when
taken before her she pronounced them
both innocent, and they were dis
charged. The search continued without
any relaxation, and soon it was posi-
tivelyly learned that the name of the
guilty negro was Ed Coy, and that he
had gone north towards Little River
county, Ark.
Several posses at once went in pur-
suit in that direction. and have been OH
his trail ever since. Thursday a negro
answering the general description of
Coy was arrested and brought here, and
it was at first believed by some that ne
was the guilty party. After close
scrutiny of his features, however, Mrs.
Jewell pronounced him
Not the Wan,
although the hat and suit of clothes he
wore looked exactly like those of her as
sailant. The prisoner explained this by
saying that he and Coy had been togeth-
er Sunday and Monday, and that at the
latter's request they had swapped
clothes. Coy saying that officers were
after HIM for some minor offense.
Thursday afternoon biOOdhounds were
telegraphed for, and Friday morning
the dogs were taken ont to the vicinity
where the negro was known to be, but
efforts to use them were greatly retarded
by heavy rainfall of Thursday night
and Friday.
Last night prospects for the negro'S
capture began TO look gloomy indeed, it
being announced that in all probability
he had gotten out of the country, as the
trail had been entirely lost. This morn
ing, however, at an early hour, a mes
sage came to town from w. B. Scott,
farmer living five miles from town. say
ing Coy was at the house of Ed Givens,
negro living near him, and asking for
men to come out and arrest him.
The Hunt Ended.
An armed posse went Immediately,
but before their arrival the negro
started down the road towards town,
and was intercepted by Scott and his
sons and held until the posse arrived.
1t also appears that posse which had
been out all the week had again struck
the trail this morning, and they too
came upon the scene shortly after the
arrest. About fifty mounted guards at
tended the prisoner to town, arriving
here about 9 o'clock. Coy was i'm
mediatelY placed under heavy
escort and taken before his victim,
who unhesitatingly pronounced him the
man. He was at once rushed back to
town and conducted to room, where
was placed over him. 1t was resolved
that no action should be taken until all
the parties who were out should return.
The last of these came in at about 2
O'Clock, when a consultation was held
in the reom by the leaders. who decided
on hanging as the punishment and
Broad street as the place of death. Coy
was accordingly led out and marched to
the place of execution. Arriving there,
Soinc Olle Threw q rope. UuG tu0 0,UUU
people present set up shout of
ssBurn Him, Burn Him!''
Some one at this juncture fired
Winchester. and the excitement became
indescrbable. Finally the crowd forced
the men who held the negro to move
north OH State Line avenue. When near
the postOffice some one who had hold of
the rope, which meantime had been
placed around the prisoners neck. at
tempted to mount telegraph pole with
it. He was unceremoniously seized by
the foot and dragged to the ground.
''Burn him." went up the cry again
and again, and it was clearly to be seen
that death by fire alone would appease
the wrath of the surging multitude. At
this juncture Charles M. Reeves, a lead
ing citizen, mounted an elevation and
besought the crowd that if they were
determined to burn the wretch for the
sake of their wives and children
to take him outside the city.
This appeal had the desired effect
and the cry was turned to
Out of town with him." Burn him,
burn him." The route to the suburbs
was then taken, and when just over the
Iron Mountain railway track, in front
of low, level opening, halt was
made. A single stump, about ten feet
high, seasoned and strong, stood alone
ID the center of this spot, and thither