Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-03-04
G ROASTED ALIVE.

cured absolutely nothing.
NEGRO ROASTED ALIVE.
Horrible Punishment Melted Out to An
Arkansas Criminal.
Five thousand people stood on the
public street this afternoon, says a dis
patch from T%eXarkana, Ark, and with
sullen faces, unmoved by anything saw
oring of pity, watched while Ed Coy. a
negro, was burned to death for crimin-
ally %assaulting Mrs. Henry Jewell last
Saturday. Mrs. Jewell is the Young
wife of Il respectable farmer living two
miles south of town, and since his crime
Coy succeeded in Guiding the officers
until this morning, when he was discoy-
cred at the home of Ed Gaines, colored.
four miles north of here. He had a mis-
.fress at the home of Gaines, and It was
She who disclosed his hiding place, fear
Tor the safety of herself and family act
ing as the Incentive. The posses in
search OF Coy suspected that he was be-
ing harbored by Gaines, and two or
three times this week IL rope was put
around the latter's neck to make him
give information. He was also assured
that death would certainly be his nor
ton should he fail to notify the posse
upon the first appearance of the hunted
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This morning early the mistress of
Coy vent to the house of A. b. Scott,
n white neighbor, living neal by, and
told him that Coy was at the house of
Gaines. Scott at once sent a message
with then new post haste to town, and a
posse Immediately went out to arrest
the negro. Meantime, however, Gov
had left Gaines house, but was appre-
hended and taken in charge by Mr.. Scott
and two sons, who held him until the
arrival of the mon from town. The
latter Immediately brought their pris-
oner In, and, placing him in a carriage,
conveyed him to the Jewell farm,
where Mrs. Jewell, without hesita-
ton, identified him beyond all doubt as
the man who assaulted her. The trem-
bling wretch was then returned to town,
where the leaders, after a consultation,
decided to hang the negro to a telegraph
pole ON Broad street, at the State line,
the most public place in the city. Coy
vas accordingly marched to this point
with a view to carry out this programme,
but when the crowd saw the o and
OWNED that hanging had been decided
upon there were thunders of protests.
Away with the rope! Hanging is too
good for him! Burn him, burn hint"
was the shout that went up from 5000
threats.
Coy was strapped to the body of a tree
with iron fastening and coal oil was
poured over his entire person in liberal
quantities. There was n momcn of
silence and then another shout went up:
Let Mrs. Jewell, apply the match.
Let Mrs. Jewell set him off"
Walking slowly, very pale but col
lectcd, the woman emerged from the
crowd. Her appearance before them set
the crowd wild and a mighty cheer went
up that almost shook the ground on
which they We're standing. The crowd
fell back at her approach, making a
pathway for the brutal negro's victim,
who, leaning on the arm of n male rela-
tive on either side, walked unhesitating-
ly forwarded to where the negro stood
pinioned, struck a parlor match, and
with the utmost elaboration fired the
negroes clothes i'll two places. In a see
ond the Door wretch was one mass of
flames, but even then his wonderful
nerve, exhibited ever since his arrest.
forsook him, and while suffering
the fortunes of fire he actually called
to the men of the assembly and in a
clear voice requested of tdem: Move
back so that the ladies can see." He re-
ferred to the negro women, a large num-
Der of whom witnessed the execution.
Death came in twenty minutes.
n excitement yer the horrible
affair having largely subsidized, the peo-
pie are coming to their sober senses.
and general regret is expressed. That
Coy should have been hanged or shot is
generally admitted by everybody, but
burning the poor wretch at the stake
was IL shock to civilization. The mob
was mostly composed of young railroad
men who lost their reason il their thirst
for revenge. There is strong talk
among influential citizens of calling a.
mass meeting to denounce the burning
of Coy as barbarous. The citizens feel
that unless some such step is taken the
affair will result i'll the permanent injury
of the town.
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WHEN Il case presents itself like
that of William Arthur McCord and
Mrs. Thomas Pinkney, the clipping