The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-02-24
TORTURE OR FIRB.
Ends the Career Of a Brutal Negro
at Texarkana, Ark.
BURNED AT THE STAKE
And the Match Was Applied by the
Victim of His Lust.
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE

witnessed His Death and Applauded the
tho Last.
TEXARKANA, Ark, Feb. 22-Ed Nc
Coy is no more. A week ago Saturday
he criminally assaulted Mrs. Henry
Jewell, the wife of farmer two miles
south of this town, and succeeded in
eluding the officers until Saturday,
when he was discovered at the home of
Ed Gaines, colored, four miles north of
here. He had mistress at the home
of Gaines and it was she who gave him
away, fear for the safety of herself and
family acting as the incentive.
Coy was apprehended and taken in
charge by Mr.. Scott and two sons, who
held him until the arrival of men from
town. The latter Immediately con-
veyed their prisoner to the Jewell farm,
where Mrs Jewell identified him be.
yond all doubt as the man who out
ragged her. The trembling wretch was
then returned to town, placed in room
with number of guards and heavy
kudAu dlDO PiiSOu ouboluC VI blO
ing, it being resolved that he should not
be disposed of until all the posses that
were still out should be called in, in
order that they might take part in the
proceedings. All the posses were in by
Q o'clock and the leaders decided to hang
the negro to telegraph pole on Broad
street, at the state line, the most public
place in the city. Coy was accordingly
marched to this point with a view to
carry out this programme, but when
the crowd saw the rope and OWNED
that hanging had been decided puon,
there were thunders of protests.
away with the rope; hanging is too
good for him; burn him, burn him!"
This was the shout that went up from
5000 throats- The leaders soon saw the
futility of opposing mobs, but begged
that the deed should take place out OF
town, and to this the crowd agreed.
The crowd rushed the doomed wretch
along with them until the Iron Noun.
tain railroad track had been crossed
Here is beautiful grass plot of three
or four acres void Of timbers or shrub
berry, save one tree eighteen inches in
diameter and broken off at the top. To
this tree Coy was hurried and one man
who still favored hanging began climb
ing the tree. In flash a score of Win
chesters were leveled at him and he
was made to descend. The announce
ment was then made that the next man
who should attempt to climb the tree
would be hanged upon it and that the
negro was going to be burned
Coy was strapped to the body Of the
tree with iron fastenings and coal oil
was poured over his person in liberal
quantities. There was moment of ST.
lence and then another shout went up
1t was: LET Mrs. Jewell apply the
match!' Walking slowly but very pale
and collected, the woman emerged
from the crowd Her appearance be-
fore them set the crowd fairly wild and
such cheer went up as almost shook
the ground on which they were stand
ing. The crowd fell back at her ap-
proach, making apathway for her, who
leaning upon the arm Of a male rela-
tive on either side, walked forward TO
where the negro stood pinioned, struck
a match with her own hand and with
perfect deliberation fired the negro's
clothes in two places
In second the poor wretch was one
mass Of consuming flames, but even in
death his wonderful nerve never for
sock him, and while suffering tortures
of fire he called to the men of the as
sembly and in clear voice requested
Of them: "Move back so that the ladies
can see!" He referred TO the negro
women, large number OF whom wit
messed the execution.
Coy made but little noise except 10
groan and grunt, and died in about
twenty minutes after the application of
the torch. A few minutes before he was
taken out TO meet his awful fate he was
seen by reporter He protested his
innocence, saying at the same time that
he felt sure he was about TO be put to
death He reiterated his denial of guilt
while the mob was struggling with him
on the streets and 6ied with the lie on
his lips, as there is not shadow Of
doubt as to his guilt