The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-02-24
BURNED At THE STAKE.
Horrible puEiS :.:.:rnt Melted emf
to a Negro Rayi>iler ut lex
arkans.
The Torch Applied to His Funeral
Pre- by tile Victim If h,s Lust.

leXdrhata. Afk.- rep. ~ - " DeD
it a. uud-rstOo, th,- morning at
an -sI'v hoor tlnt + Coy, the no
& o, WHO coum..r.. Ia" assault up
on Mrs. Jewel. op.ur- n days ag,.
b ID beeu capture by h.s purs uars
N les from this c.tv, it Is easy to i'm
agine tue scenes that trausp!red up
On our streets. Threats Of every
d escription were INDUCED in, aad
revolvers flashed in the hands Of an
'excited people as freely as if Dor
der war was eminent. Texas ana
A. kansas joined hands in what was
to be the dealing out OF public senti-
ment in So aggravated case, and it
was decided that the criminal
should meet his fate at the stake
Wise counsel came TO the rescue, as
IS always the case i'll such matters,
but it availed naugLt About 11:30
az escort Of some 60 out Of 100 who
h ID been i'll pursuit came III on the
STATE line with the prisoner. and he
was at once taken to the livery stable
formerly owned by Capt. Blythe,
now sheriff Of Miller county An Of
fort was at once made by the city
officers to get Coy into their pos
session, but the determined men
who had made the capture took
every precaution to see that this
was not effected. and with heavy
guard in the little room that contain
ed the prisoner and some fifty well
armed men on the outside, defiance
was given the civil authorities
At 2 p. m. a report was circulated
that Sheriff Blythe had telegraphed
the governor regarding the matter,
aud IN answer had his word for if
that he would start for Texarkana
with two companies of state militia
to check any demonstration of SO
tieudish character as that On the
tapis. No sooner had this rel ort
gained credence than those in charge
OF the prisoner, TO Illustrate the
action of the governor, ordered that
he be immediately taken to the cor
ner Of State Line avenue and Third
street, the scene of the late fire, and
there cremated 1t was the question
of but a moment till Ed Coya negro,
Of light complexion. spare build,
good countenance and head denot,
ing little above the average intel l.
ligence of his race, was ushered
forth, followed by 5000 people, and
finally halted at the point above
stared. Here speeches were made
from wagons, telegraph poles and
the rubbish of the late fire, with q
view to allaying the excitement and
preventing the populace from carry
ing out their threat. But wild with
excitement and followed by nearly
5000 people, the perpetrator of the
fendish act for which he had receiv
ed public condemnation was taker
to the railroad crossing betwe ca this
city and college Hill.
They marched up Broad street
with the trembling negro. 1t was :
determined mob, and regiment o
militia could Lot have swerved then
from their purpose. Near the Iror
Mountain round house a large stak,
had been driven IN the ground t
which were fastened a number O
wires. To the stake Coy was lee
and the wires were twined arounC
b body so tightly that escape was
out of the question. Then pine
sticks were piled up around, coal oil
was poured upon the fuel, and the
terrible tragedy was ready to be
enacted. The lyncbers believed that
justice demanded that the ravishsr
meet his death 1T the hands of hi:
victim.
Where is Mrs. Jewels" was tlt
cry from many tho
Here. responded = Voice Oh tie
edge of the crowd.
Bring Ler tolwa:d, was orieIe,
by man who seemed TO BE- master
: of ceremonies.
Almost as badly frightened as tht