The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-22
DEATH AT THE STAKE.
COY, THE NEGRO RAPlST, MEETS
DEATH AT TEXARKANA.

Five Thousand People witness the
Wretch's Last Agonies-The Victim oi
Ills Lust Applies the Match to His
Clothing.
TEXARKANA. Ark, Feb. ED Coy,
the negro rapist is dead. One week ago
he assaulted the young wife of n respect
able farmer two miles south of town.
since which time he has succeeded in
eluding the officers until Sunday. He
has mistress at the home of Ed Gaines,
four miles north of town. and it was she
who gave him away fear for the
safety perhaps of herself and family act
ing as the incentive,
Posses in search of Coy suspected that
he was being harbored by Gaines, and
two or three times this week put rope
around Gaines neck to make him give
information and assured him that death
would certainly be his portion should he
fail to notify the posse upon the first APP
pearance of Coy.
The mistress of Coy went to the house
of a white neighbor, w. B. Scott, and
told him that Coy was at the house of
NItlutS. ptOtl Stll a Illus
senger with the news post haste to town
and posse Immediately went out to ar
rest the negro.
In the meantime Coy had left Gaines
house, but was apprehended and taken
in charge of by Mr., Scott and his two
sons, who held him until the arrival of
the men from town.
The latter Immediately brought their
prisoner in and placing him in a carriage
conveyed him to the Jewell farm, where
his victim without hesitation identified
him beyond all doubt as the man.
The trembling wretch was then re-
turned to town and placed i'll a room with
number of guards. A heavy guard
was also placed outside the building it
be disposed of until all the posses that
were still out should return, in order
that they might take part in the proceed
ings.
All the posses were in by 2oclock and
the leaders, after consultation, decided
to hang the negro to a telegraph pole on
Broad street on the state line, the most
puDllC place III Jllt Guy.
Coy was accordingly marched to this
point with a view to carry out this pro-
gramme, but when the crowd saw the
rope and OWNED that hanging had been
decided upon there were thunders of pro-
tests.
Away with the rope! hanging is too
good for him! Burn him! burn him.
was the shout that went up from 5000
throats.
Coy was quickly strapped to the body
of tree with iron fastenings and coal
oil was poured over his entire person in
liberal quantities. There was a moment
of silence, and then another shout went
up. 1t was:
Let Mrs. Jewell apply the match! Let
Mrs. Jewell set him OFF,
Walking slowly ard very pale, but
collected, the lady emerged from the
crowd. Her appearance before them set
the crowd fairly wild, and such cheer
went mp as almost shook the ground on
which they were standing.
The crowd fell back at her approach,
making a pathway for the lady, who
lOttlllhS upDIl Tue arm VI d hiatt I6ldllN6
on either side walking unhesitatingly
forward to where the negro stood pin
Toned, struck parlor match with her
own hand and with perfect deliberation
fired the negro's clothes in two places.
In a second the poor wretch was one
mass of consuming flames, but even in
death his wonderful nerve, exhibited
ever since his arrest, never forsook him,
and while suffering fortunes of fire he
actually calledao the men of the assem-
bly, and in clear voice requested them to
move back so that the ladies could see,
referring to the negro women, large
number of whom witnessed the execu-
ton.
Coy made but little noise pending his
horrible death except to groan and grunt,
and died in about twenty minutes after
the application of the torch He died
denying his guilt, but there is not a
shadow Of doubt as to his being the
right party.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 22.-One of
the most daring express robberies in
the history of this section was perpe-
tlated on the Central Hudson road near
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