The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
THE TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT OF A
fIEND IN HUMAN FORM.

but n Warming that will Never be For
gotten.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2O.-A Special TO the
Republic from TcXarkana. Ark. SAYS
Ed. Coy, the negro brute who on last
Saturday committed the hendish crime
OF rape on the person of Mrs Henry
Jewell, a respectable farmers wife with
a five-months- old child at her breast, at
her home three miles southeast of this
city, this afternoon answered for his
awful crime by a horrible death by fire
in the presence Of G,000 people. lie
was burned at the stake.
When Mr.. Jewell lett home on Satur-
day last after dinner to come to town
Tor the transaction of some necessary
business, he left his young wife with her
coolng babe in her arms in the best of
health and spirits, little dreaming when
he kissed her goodbye Of the terrible
fate that awaited her during his absence.
Shortly after her husbands departure 4
ne! 70 appeared at the door, asked the
whereabouts Of Mr.. Jewell and the un-
suspccting woman informed him that he
had gone TO town. The negro gave his
name as Davis, and said that he had
some hogs to sell Jewell. Considerable
conversation was held between them,
and the woman thus had a good oppo:-
tunitY while not under excitement to
note the general personal appearance Of
the negro.
After the negro had gone Mrs Jewell
concluded to visit a ncighbor, half
mile distant: and went out TO lock the
door, when the negro, who had bccl
hiding, sprang from his place of conceal
menC, seized her by the throat and after
desperate struggle succeeded IL accom-
pllshing his dlabolical purpose. lie then
dragged the tainting creature into the
barn, where he kept her about an hour
assaultinG her repeatedly. Finally
yielding to her pleadings he left her and
disappeared in the woods.
When her husband returned home he
lost no time in giving tho alarm, and in
short time scores of men were scour-
ing the country in all directions, and
during the night two negroes answering
the general description given bv Mrs
Jewell were jailed here, but when taken
before her she pronounced them both
innocent and they were discharged.
The search proceeded without rclaXa-
ton, and soon it was positively learned
Thai the name of the guilty man was Ed.
Coy and that he had gone north towards
Little lNVer County, Arkansas. Several
posses at once went in pursuit in that
direction and they have been on his trail
ever since. On Thursday negro an
swcring the general description of Gov
was arrested and brObght over the Ten
arkana and Fort Smith Railway and it
was at first believed bv some that lie
was the guilty negro. After a close
scrutiny OF his features, however, Mrs
Jewell pronounced him not the man. al.
though the clothes he wore looked like
those of her assailant. The prisoner ex.
plalned that by saying that he and Coy
mad been together on Sunday and Mon
day, and at the latter's request they had
sWappcd clothes, Coy saying, Of course
that they were after him for some MINOR
offence.
On Thursday afternoon hloodhounds
were telegraphed for id they arrived
on Thursday night from Hot Springs.
| On Friday morning the dogs were taken
out to the vicinity where the negro was
known TO be, but the efforts to use them
were greatly retarded by the heavy rain
tall on Thursday and Friday.
Last night the prospects for the ne
gro's capture began to look gloomy in
decd, 1t being announced that in all prob
ability he had gotten Out Of the country.
The trail had been entirely lost. This
morning, however, at an early hour q
message came to town from w. II. Scott,
farmer living five miles north of town
| saying that Coy was at the house Of Ed.
GlVens, negro living near him, and
asking Tor men to CO Le out and arrest
INN. An armed posse was Immediately
raised, but before their arrival the negro
started down the road towards the town
and vas Intercepted by Scott and his
sons and held until the posse arrived.
III also appears that The posse headed
by Noah Sanderson, which have been
out all week, again struck a trail this
morning and they too came upon the
scene shortly after the arrest. About
iitty mounted guards attended the pris-
oner to town, arriving here about Q
O'Clock.
Coy was Immediately placed under a
heavy escort and taken before his ylc-
tim, who unhesitatingly pronounced him
the man. In Mrs JEWELS presence he
said to her. Are these the clothes the
man had on?" No, but you are the
| A'@'Soi o'ie'O poo'tullCu CuillC lllc III
slant rejoindcr.
This afternoon crowd Of thousand
people secured Coy from his captors as
they were bringing him to the city. Up
Broad street they marched with him TO
the Iron Mountain round house. The
large stake, to which had been fastened
some guy wire, was what they wanted.
and 1t was found here. Up to this they
brought the crying negro, andln twink
ling he was securely bound to it. One
OF the mob advanced with can of coal
oil; which had been secured from neigh
boring house, and the crowd then knew
what fate was in store for the negro.
''Where's Mrs Jcwell?" vas the cry
from many throats. Here" responded
lew voices on the edge of the crowd.
"Brlng her forward" was ordered by a
man who seemeI to be master of cerc-
monies. The woman made her way
through the crowd, which willingly made
way for her, and in minute was in front
OF the frightened negro. Without a
word the spokesman placed in hcrhand