Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-25
4 MOB'S WORK.
Tie Crime Of an Arkansas Negro
Quickly Avenged.
BCUyD AND BURNED At The STAKE.
Several Thousand People witness tho
Tragedy-The injured wom-
an Applies the
Torch,

noon, answered for his awful crime by
horrible death by fire in the presence
of thousands OF spectators.
When Mr. Jewell left home after |
dinner to come to town for the trans |
action OF some necessary business, he |
left his young wife with her babe in |
her arms. Shortly after the husbands |
departure negro appeared at the door |
and asked the whereabouts 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
10 sell to MIR. Jewell A considerable
conversation was held between them,
and the woman thus had good oppor-
tunity, while not under excitement, to
note the,fellow general personal APP
pearance.
After the negro had gone Mrs Jewell
concluded 10 visit n neighbor half n
mile distant, and went out to lock the
door, when the negro, who was in hid
ing, sprang from his place OF conceal
meut seizedd her by the throat and
after a desperate struggle succeeded in
accomplishing his purpose. He then
dragged the fainting woman into the
barn, where he kept her for about an
hour, assaulting her repeatedly.
Finally. when he was making ready to
go, he took up the gun which he car.
ried and was about to shoot her, but
finally yielding TO her pleadings left
her and disappeared in the woods.
When the husband returned homo
he lost. no time in giving the alarm,
and in a short time scores OF men were
securing the country in all directions,
and during the night two negroes an
swering the general description given
by Mrs Jewell were placed in jail
here, but when taken before Mrs.
Jewell she pronounced them innocent
and they were discharged. The search
continued without any relaxation, and
soon IL was positively learned that the
name of the guilty negro was Ed Coy,
and that he had gone north towards
Little River county, Arkansas.
Several posses at once went in pur-
suit IN that direction and have been on
his trail every since. On Thursday a
negro answering the general description
of Coy was arrested and brought here
over the Tcxarkana & Fort Smith rail-
way, and it was ut first believed by
some that he was the guilty party.
After close scrutiny of his features,
however, Mrs. Jewell pronounced him
not the man, although the hat and
suit of clothes he wore looked ex-
actly like those of her assailant. The
prisoner explained this by saying that
he and Coy had been together on Sun.
day and Monday, and that at the
latter's request they snapped clothes,
Co, saying that officers were after him
for some minor offense.
Thursday aftern on bloodhounds
were telegraphed for, and they arrived
Thursday night from Hot Springs.
Friday morning the dogs were taken
ont to the vicinity where tho negro was
known 10 be, but efforts TO use them
were greatly retarded by the heavy
rainfall Of Thursday night and Friday
Prospects FIR the negroes capture be
gan to look gloomy indeed, it being an
nounced that in all probability he haC
gotten out Of the country, as the trai
had been entirely lost Saturday morn
ing, however, at an early hour Il mes
sage came to town from w. B. Scott,
farmer living five miles north Of town
saying Gov was at the home of EC
Givens, a negro living near, and asked
for men to come out and arrest him
An armed posse went Immediately
but before their arrival the Negro
started down the road TOWARD
town and was intercepted by Scott ant
his sons and held until the posse ar
rived.
About fifty mounted guards attended
the prisoner 10 town, arriving herr
alb ut 0 o'clock. Coy was immediately
placed under heavy escort and taker
before his victim, who unhesitatingly
pronounced him the man. He was a
once rushed back to town and con
Quoted 70 room, where heavy guard
both inside and outside, was place.
over him. It was resolved that nj
q ton should be taken until all tn
parties that were out should return
The last of them came in at about
o'clock. when a consultation was hel,
In the room of the leaders, who de
cided on hanging rs the mode an
Broad street as the place of death Co
was accordingly led out and marche
to the place of exc ,ution. Arrivin
there someone threw out rope, bu
the 5000 throats present set up a shou
Of Burn himl BURN him. Someon
ut this iuncture fired a Winchester an
4 excitement became indescribabl,
Finally, the crowd forced the me
vIp held the negro 10 move north o.
State Line aveaue. When near tn
post Office some one who had hold {
the rope, which meantime had bee
placed around the prisoners neck, a
tempted t. mount telegraph po
with It, but he was unceremoniousl
&c zcd by the foot by horseman an
dragged to the ground,
''B IN himl Burn himl" went up d
cry again and again, and it was clear
TO be seen that death by fire aloI
would appease the wrath OF the SUR
ing multitude. At this juncture Charl,
NJ. Reeves, n leading citizen, mountC
an elevation aud besought the crow
that II they were determined 10 bun
the wretch, for the sake I the wiv'
and children to take him outside u
town. This appeal had the desir,
effect and the cry was turned to 20
of t,wn with himr BURN him
"Burn himr The route TO the subur
was then taken and when just over I
Iron Mountain railway track, In fro
of q low, level opening, a halt W
made A single stump, about ten Z,
high, seasoned and strong, stood alo
in the center of this spot and thiti
the wretched negro was draggl
Another man who favored hanging
gan elm bing the stump bot TWEEN