The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-08
MURDERER MILLER LYNCHED
AN ANGRY MOB OF THOUSANDS HANG
HIM NEAR THE SCENE OF MS CRIME.

Ray, the Father OF the Murdered Sisters.
Saves 1im from Death by Fire-Tho Eyre
Had been Erected, but Served rs n scnr-
foid-Tho Victim Calmly Declares His
| Inuocence-The Guards Couid Not Protect
| Tim-Drngred TO His Death by q Chain.
BAnpwELL, Ky. July T. C. Miller the mu-
latto who was arrested at Sikeston. Mo-. yes
terday afternoon. charged with numbering the
two daughters OF John Ray near here on
Wednesday morning. was taken to Birdspoint
by an angry mob OF Kentuckians. who had fol-
lowed him. and this morning was taken to
| Wickliffe. tho county seat Of Carlisle county,
for examination The evidence against him
was overwhelming and conclusive. though no
protested his innocence to tho last
At IL o'clock to-day he was brought here.
The fact that no had been arrested had been
telegraphed ahead and the whole country
turned out as the excitement caused by the
murder had not abnted. The train arrived Mt
11:30 loaded with men with tho prisoner. At
the depot and stretched along the railway for
| quarter Of a mile was q mass OF excited
| people.
As the train drew into tho station the IN OBJ
yelled for the prisoner. who was In the custody
OF Sheriff John Hudson. and in the last car.
Alongside the depot stood piles OF bridge
timber Out Of these the eager people had
piled the dryest pieces ten feet high. This was
to be the funeral pile. for the verdict OF the
ponuace was Burn him burn html"
While the mob was looking through the FIRST
cars. the Sheriff and his posse slipped out OF
the end car and hurried the negro across
back street in order to escape. but they were
not quick enough. Into every street
poured the bowling mob. They met
the prisoner and his guards march
ing rapidly down the street. and headed
them off, The Sheriff saw that it was useless
to resist longer. so he agreed to take the negro
to the street where the platform had been
erected. There the prisoner was made to
climb ur, followed by the Sheriff and guards.
There were fully 5000 persons in tho vicinity
bowling nnd yelling.
Since ms s Gfantnrr. ana up to this time the
manned almost indifferent to his impending
fate but when he gGTsd out the Of
down and shed tears. He raised his shackled
hands high above his head. but did, not SPEAK
platform and explained what they were there
MIR. Ray. tho fnther of the murdered girls.
stated that the prisoner wns to he burned ut
qp for the benefit q the II"odhonnds sent
in tho capture. A committee WIS appointed to
pass around hats. The man who made the
Of Sikeston. was called for by tho crowd to tell
how he secured tho prisoner
M w Kay H Rsn to w sss the sme e He s"d
Cries, Of set your own time but don't put it
"Weil. say we put it at 3 O'clock" said Ray
Cries Of ''All right, but make him stay on
Where will We burn HIM"
Right here, right here"
After time order was restored and cries for
the negro to SPEAK e5reta,ied ~, ne came WITH
aF saen sa6 10 tho edge the
Please be quiet everybody, Ms, name is g.
M IL 1d NorS e% s5PT aTse MY S %s
among YOU today looked upon as one OF the
hrre snrronnded by men Who are excited. mem
who are not willing to let the law take Its
course, and rs far MS the crime Is concerned I
have committed no crime. AMI certainly no
crime gross enough to deprive mo OF my life
or liberty %ag anna r,,,s which T nouc,t n Rio.
mnrck Of a Flew Jew pedder i paid him 81 SO Tor
them. i left Springfield. on the first day Of
East St. Louis; from there, to Jefferson Bar
racks: thence to Desoto: thence to Bismarck
and to Piedmont: thence {. HoNiei to Jones:
WAS SUPPOSED e have committed the olfense
shouted 10 lot him talk; but there was too
II The Sheriff then stepped to the front and
For Gods sake, gentlemen. must take
deliver this man to Jail" ' ~
The mob had become mewhat quiet by this
time, and one man shouted: Yes. take him to
-jail until 3 o'clock. then We want him."
The prisoner WAS hel ped OF the pile and
and all that could find dinner did so. but thou
sands could not be accommodated.
AS the hour OF 3 o'clock drew near. the
people focked to the Jail yard. The execu-
:, iiotore Miller had been brought from Jail Mr..
Ray had changed his mi nd about the burning.
He had Il lingering doubt ns to the man being
the murderer, and felt that while II would be
an awful crime to hang an Innocent man. 1t
would be , worse to Eqrn him and . as a r1m.
be hanged instead OF burned. This was agreed
to, md a rush was made TO the jnil:
Chief OF POLES Mahoney. Of Cairo was just
leaving and they shouted for him pot to close
prisoner; lie was s,ripred naked and his
shirt tied around his loins. A long chain was
placed around his neck and his body and he
was led through the streets, followed by thou
pot; He was lIi.e,a up amid shouts Of Set It
The chain was taken from his body and
hooked around his neck. A man climbed a
3 pS5 :na s:aS the HT:0 sef Of nf
the slack. Others brought a long forked stick
which was placed hotween Miller's. legs
and mis- body were lifted up, sevsral feet
3D. Numerous shots were fired into his body
and he was left hanging until 1t was certain
TINT life WAS extinct The mob then set fire to
thu platform under him. which had originally
been Intended to burn him to death.
A White Girl Assaulted by Negroes.