The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-21
BURNED AT THE STAKE
Ths Victim of a Negro Rapist Apples
tie Match 10 Her Assailant.


tie Match TO Her AssAiiant.
TExARKANA, Ark, Feb ae-Ed Coy.
the negro who on last Saturday outraged
Mrs. Henry Jewell. a respectable farmer S
wife. with 5-month's babe as her breast.
three miles southeast of this city. this
afternoon answered for his awful crime By
being burned at the stake in the presence
of COCO people.
When Jewell left home on Saturday last
co come to town for the transaction OF
some necessary business he iitfle dreamed
of the awful fate that awaited his young
wife during his absence. Shortly after
her husbands departure a negro appeared
sc the door and asked the whereabouts of
Jewell. The unsuspecting woman in-
formed him that be had gone To town
The negro said that he had some hogs to
sell TO Jewell After the negro had goue
Mrs. Jewell concluded TO visit neighbor.
half mile distant, and went out 10 lock
a door. when the negro, who was in hid
ing, sprang from his place OF conceaiment,
seized her by the throat, and, after u des-
perate struggle, succeeded in accomplish
ing his diabolical purpose. He then
dragged the fainting creature into a barn,
where he Kept her fer an hour, aSsaulting
her repeatedly. Finally. yielding 80 her
pleadings. he left her, aud disappeared in
the woods.
When her husband returned he lost no
time in giving an alarm. and ia n short
time scores of men were securing the
country in all directions. During the
night two negroes were jailed. but when
taken before Mrs. Jewell she pronounced
them innocent The search continued
without cessation, aud soon it was posi-
lively 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 pursuit IN
that direction. On Thursday a negro ans
wering the general description OF Coy was
arrested aud brought here. After close
scrutiny, however Mrs. Jewell pronounce
ed him not the man, although the hat and
clothes he wore looked exactly ike those
of her assailant. The prisoner explained
this by saying that he and Coy had been
together on Sunday and Monday and that
at the latter's request they had swapped
clothes. Coy saying that the offlcirs were
after him for some minor offense.
Things began TO look gloomy for his
capture, when message was received this
morning from Mr.. Scott, farmer living
6fteen miles north of town, saying that
Coy was at the house of Ed GiveDs,
negro. A posse Immediately went after
him. bnt before their arrival the negro
started down the road towards town, and
was intercepted By Mr.. Scott aud others
and held until the posse arrived. About
fifty mounted guards attended the pris-
oner to town He was Immediately taken
before his victim, who Inhesitatingly pro
nounced him TO be the man. He was at
once rushed back TO town and conducted
to a room, where a heavy guard was placed
over him A consultation was then held
by the leaders, who decided upon hanging
as the mode and Broad street As the place
of death. Coy was accordingly led out
and marched 70 the place OF execution
On arriving there some one threw rope.
but thousand persons present sent up
the shout, Burn hsm'' Some one at this
juncture fired a Winchester and the ex
citement became indeseribable.
Finally the crowd forced the men who
held the negro to move north 90 State line
avenue. Burn him. Burn himp' went
up the cry again, and il WAS clearly to be
seen that death by fire alone would ap-
pease the wrath oil the surging multitude.
At this juncture Charles Reeves. leading
citizen, besought the crowd that, IL they
were determined 10 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 turned
to, Out OF town with himl' Burn him.
Burn himF' The route to the suburbs
IVES then taken. aud when just over the
Iron Mountain railway track, in front Of a
low, level opening halt WIS made A
strong, stood alone in the center OF this
spot, and thither the wretehea negro was
dragged A man who favored hanging be-
gan climbing the stump, but twenty
loaded shoiguns made him descend In
jiffy. Without more ado ths negro was
then made secure 10 the stump vita iron
fasteninzs, and kerosene was poured lsD-
orally over him 4 shout went up. Let
bis victim apply the match!
In response 10 the call Mrs Jewell emerged
from the crowd aud her appearances WAS
greeted with cheers. Pale. but determined.
and supported on either side by male reia.
tiyes. tie little woman walked 20 the place
OF execution where her asSailant stood
pipiOped. struck parior match and ap-
piled Il Ia the wretch IN two places aud
stepped away Ia 4 few moments tho
doomed uarkey was n sheet of fame.
wrltbIng ana gr0aainz ia horrible agony.
Death rpsRited ia about afteea mi1n&es
The crowd which actually witnessed the
burning coaid not hare beea less thAa
4. coo and probably {. CO
Only slsont twenty minutes before COY
was led oslt 70 execution the 81 LOUIS he
puhiic's correspondent was accorsied a.
interview with bip. The negro s4id that
he believed tort hs was going TO he put 20
death. but that be was iBnoeeut - she
crime. lbs denial wat. however. gwen ia (
4 snan1ex thar carried = ean Tict lon u I
guilt with t. While the sseut y confess
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