The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
THE PARIS LYkCHING.
The Rev. j. 2. King Run Out OF Town
for Opposing IL.

NEW York, Feb. 13.-The Rev. J. P. King Of
Texas, whose repor, of the lynching OF tho
negro Smith at Paris, Tex. brought about
tbe formation of the snti-lynohirg league
Yesterday at the Union coored meth
on,.t church in W. Thirty-second-st-,
barely es--eped death himself in his efforts to
sav, the prisoSer. lie has come north 10 start
a crusade sc,iun negro lynohing. To
reDo,tsr the Rev. Sir. k,.7g said in regard TO tie
lynehing. u was ridden on( o' PAris on rAl
because was the only man in Ia mar county 20
raise ny voice against the lEhch ng
Of Smith. i opposed the iiegal
measure before the arrival o. the priS-
oner and [ was warned that ] might meet
his fate if I was not careful, but the sense OF
Justice made me bold. and when ! ssw the poor
wretch trembling with fear and got so near hln
that | could hear his teeth chatter
I determined TO Etsnd by him TO me iast.
I hated hin for his crime. but Two crimes 90
not make a virtue aud in the tTset converaa-
tion had with smith was more firmly con-
vinced than ever thar he Dks irresponslO-e.
u had known Smith for years. Gnd there
were times Wheu Smith was oat oi his nred lor
weeks. Two years ago made an s.ort 10 nave
him put in an asylum, but tie " H'te people
were trying TO fGsten the murder G. g"uhS
eolored girl upon him and Won d not iisls%
Fer days before the murder o Ie ME
Nauc4 girl Smith was out OF his head IN.
dangerous. he had just undergone one stack ot
delr!un treinens Ald Was in no CONDITION 70
be allowed a. erge lie realized hls condition
for l spoke wiki him not tares weeks ssa' ana
in euswe. to my exhortstiOns he promised 20
refsrm. T-enex time / saw him 1os on TIE
day OF his execution.
Drink IT, drink IL" he sobhrd. then boVing
his face in hrs hands, he asked is 4 true
4. 4 4 L. my
q moment he seemed TO forget the
awful fate that awaited him auI hls
body sWayed 20 and from WIN
grief Some enc seized me b. the 5 oulder and
hurried me back ssd smith iell "ri hing % tlie
ground in terror as f0olr men feZed his arms TO
drag him to the float or wi ca he was u be eX'
hibied before he WIS finally burned alive.
Il followed the procession Rnd wept a ond rs
! saw htt-e Oh hildrrn OF ny oEn {acs 40'io@ t"o
un ortuuate uiRu and taunt with 3errs. ~ en-
at the STAKE children OF both sexes Sn9 n'Iors
gatherei in groups aud when the IHther
OF the murdered chud f4ised the Kissing ron
with which he WAS sb Ut 10 tortufa TIE Help
less V ctiu the children became - irta1ue a.
sh- grown people and stu sSled IoTSefd 10 o.
tan PAGES OF advantage.
at was terrible. one little tot, tcarcslg
older than li,tls Myrtle Vance, clapped ner
baby hand. a. her father held her on his thoul-
ders above the heads OF the people.
For Gods sake" shouted. send the
children home"
"No. no." shouted hundred madeened
voices. LET them learn lesson"
a love cailaran, but as looked about the
lit,le fre-s distorted with passion and the
bloodsho. eyTs OF the cruel parents who held
them high in their arms thanked God that |
bad none OF my own.
'sss the hot iron sank deep into poor Hen
ry's flesh. hiie0us ye rent the air. and " IN
& sound as terrible e. ths cry OF lost souis on
the Judgment day, twenty thousand
maddgned people, to"k up The
victims cry Of agony and a
prolonged howl OF msddened giee rent the air.
No one raa himself now. Every man, woman
and child .u that aW crowd was WORKED up
to q greater frenzy than that which ectuated
6gn tbs horr;le CT. me. The people we're g. D.
abe OF any new a,roeity now, and 10 smiths
yeig tecane more and more frequent II Kas
difficult to hold the crowd back. 50 anxious
were he sayages to participate IN the sckening
tortures
For half an houg ,-ied to prny, as the beads
of agony rolled down my forehead aud bathed
my face.
suddenly Smith. forgetful Of his agonly,
called with all bis might, GOD forgive them
snd me-"
For au instant hush spread over the peo-
pie. could stand no more. ead. with su-
psrhunnn effort. dashed throngh the compact
mass oil humanity aud stCoo al Tie loot oil the
bursting sea old.
I'm the name of God" I cried. command
you tO cesse this torture"
The heavy butt OF a Winchester rife de-
scended on my head and ! isii 10 the ground.
RonCh hands seiz-d m and angry men bore
me away, and vas thankful.
At the outskirts OF the crowd was attacked
again, and then several men. doubt, clzd to
get away from the fearful p ace. and escorted
to my home, where I vas allowed 20 take q
small amount OF clothing. A isering crowd
gathered without Gui when l spDeared a. the
door really hands seized ne end vas slaced
or G rail, and with curses aud oaths taken TO
the railway station ani placed train. Is
the train moved out some one thrust roll Of
bills in my hand and said: "God bless you,
but il was no use"
When asked If he would ever return TO Paris
Mr. King SAID, Il abal never 20 south again.
Tho impressions OF SHAT awful day wall stay
With me forever"