Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-02-18
THE LYNCHING
OF the Negro, Smith, at Paris,
Tex, Recalled.
The Horrible Story of q Minister Re-
garding the Affair.

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Blood-curdling Narrative of His Ow
heroism - Graphic description OF
"ueh-,o.he hepiorcd Deed by an
~ ''' u ""S'
NE" YORK, feh. l4'--Rev j. T. King
os eNas, whose report OF the lynchnI
VI 'he Negro smith, at farls, Tex.
brought ABOUT the formation OF th
nn'i'hynchlhg league, at the uniol
noioreo hethodist enurcn, IN Wes
ihi',S second siree' barely ESCAPED
o'a'" 'l'iiisei' III MS eHofts TO save th'
PRISONER i.e mas come north to start
u 'u"""e against negro lyhchlng
reporter heV' hing sad, IN re
sa,u " VIC hcIl'ig Oh oihlth; i wa'
'.n a. o"V VI "i's oii +" RAIL- because
was 'i'e ohiy man IN Lamar county tt
60, c.. my 'ol'e "s"n'S' Inc Iyhchlhg o.
phi'Vh' opposed lhe llIegal measure
80 .''o al ai VI i'ehry smith, as
p-'a'' '.u was warned lhat
s, nS ~ '. .'ie.' ms 'a'e II ! was not care
haIa ai' 'u. w, 'nu feHSo ol Jnh'lcc maze me
.so,'1,li. ~ n...' "l..n sd" 'he poor "retcH
Iilas ~. "i',' iea'' una got 80 near
: i 'naV : oo"i.' near MS 'eeth chalter'
ias. w ~ "''''e" " 9'aio ny nm 10 lhe
'"s. "i,,,.
~ -. nm iot ms crli'ie' out TWO
taiat i|a W. NV MANI " 'ir'ue anu III .he
CSC sN''',oi n"'' "4'i. 0iii''h
.ha, " ~ "'o.e Il. my convince" 'Nah ever
.r .T," =. "' - 'l'oiiSioie'
,;..i. ""S . Oeioro ',e hluruer OF the
ls ~ "',Ns : ~ ''''i''" was out Oh MS
lieau, la'',r,. ane' ''n serous' Ie iiao just I'M
Wv ga "''"eN VI uellfluih lfeihehs
:. Ia ~ ~ n, Nv 'oi'0,Vic'' " oe nilo"eo
y 80 m i., iie ie'iiNVu i. ms J., cohoiVloh' lor
81 pGMo =, ~ "i'n niili ii'' 'iiFee weeks ago
""N :" "no"e' " NY ~, vNhor'atiohs ne
e'''''9'" " lcioi III" Ihc hcAt tllne
Cd" min WIS on the oay OF his eXecu'
'ioh
Drink dld 1t, drink did it. he
soopeo' linen powing his face i'll his
hahas ne asked: is 1t true, did kill
hef' oh' my Hod, my God' Fora mo-
ihen' ne seemed to forget the awful
la'e mat awaited him, and his body
S"ayea 10 ana fro with grief. Some
'he selAeu me oy the shoulder and
iiurled me pack ana smith fell writing
10 'he ground III terror as four men
se'"eu ms arms to drag HIM to the float
Oh "hich he was to be exhibited before
''e was ilhaliy burned at the stake
ioIloWco the procession and wept
aiouo as l saw little children OF my own
race follow the unfortunate man and
'auh' MN win Jeers Even at the
stake chiiaren OF ooth sexes and colors
satherea III groups, and when the
Ia'ner OF the murdered child raised the
Missing IRON win which he was about
70 torture the helpless victim, the chill
are" ""o"i'ie 40 hantic as tic grown
,Ia1a' loae' Si'u ''lu l'o iof"aro 10 OBTAIN
AZ. '' o- '"' 'n'asr ,,
,oa''o,.' -, '..iioiV, .i, onI i,'',c to''
- oi.'', t"", 'l'y'c "yi'ie vance
.'"3p1'' 10y, , 'ei oaoS MINUS DIS her lather
,onIs w ,S ~ .la pn ms, ms o"o"'''eiA 'oo'' the
''",'r 49,, y. ,'o -, peopte
.i,rs w. . SAM shou'eo' SEND
AZ NM u, ''o''ie'
,o,o1 o' ,'.; i.o' s,'oute" n, w., " nun"reu mad
Nv '0'Ven, 4e' ti'ci'i 'earh lesson
l.. ,...,. ,o,1 '','''''''i, o"' "s ! looheo ABOUT
nv '.,''e i"ees' "'s'orteu WIN passion,
'lu '.'e 1ioous,o' eyes OF the cruel
rn' ' .%a,,.aS Nv i,u 60 s'1ni .1 ny" III '''e'r
'"' s"'""e" 'o'' 'i'a' ! nave none
.tA, ~ NV "" u. ,,
n9 ~. nov no,' aaiiH ueep INTO poor
!o"is 'een d mucous yen rent the
ir' ANU WIN SOUND as terrible as
nv - ~ ioeV So"i On ,he Judgment
"S a. .;a,! -V'uoO lnn''''eneu people look up |
NJ ''s',n' ery Vi agony ana pro-
~ a;.' io"i Vi ''a''oeneo gAee ren!
w ,% %i''
'V ono was i''nso'i now Every /
'an' "oiiian ana cli'o IN that awfu!
.o"u "as "oI nc" up 10 greater
sHIy ,nan .n'' winch actuateu
'a.e a,.s" - ' ~ ~ ~ 'l'ie' ne people
- ~ e"paD'I 20. ~ ,i "ny ne" a'roci'y now,
''' 'I '''''''" ,'i'" o,eaihe more ana
.oio o,.s.'l Ivy "In. hi ~ was u'licu'e 10 hold
:. ',a,.aa ..o"u ~ oa.H' ~ 'i'Nious were the
's"s.s '. " p"''''ip"'e III 'he siekeninS
;, ,,s,,, .ui,s
9u'"on,s ' onii'"' iorge'iul OF ms
sony' ..iio' WIN Az MS might, Tod
!" ,,, S,'o ''ie''. anu ilie'
ror "n i,iS'an. h"sh spread over
ie peoPie' co"io stahu no more, and
irough the compact mass OF humanity
III stuOu ~ tlc lOOt OF the burning |