The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-10
HANGED And CREMATED.
Once More Mob Law Prevails in
Kentucky,
c. J. Miller, the Colorcd Murderer Of
the Ray Sisters, Hanged,
After Witch lila Ears, Fingers and Toes
Were Cut on ard the Mattlat-si Bedy
Horned The Victim. with Wander
Tas Nerve. Declares IIls Inaooenec.


BARpwEII, Ky. July $, q. ] Miller,
the mnlatto charged with ontraging
and numbering Mary Ray and her lii
tie sister. and whom the people ~
Rardwell had resolved 10 burn az the
stake, was saved by the father Of the
murdered girls from n death by fire
Friday. only 10 be hanged by n mob
and mmtilated and ercmatcd after
death
Miller was arrested III Missouri and
was brought back TO Birds Point w
the mob II kentucklRns who had pnr-
sued him Friday morning he was
taken 10 Mickliffe, the county scat Of
Carlisle county, for examination
The evidence against him seemed 10
bc overwhelming and conclusive,
though he protested his innocence,
and al II o'clock Friday morning he
was brought to iiardwell, the scene Of
the crime.
pile OF timber ten feel high had
been built near the station and upon
this II was proposed 10 hnrn the I'M
happy man to death. Az soon Ms the
train came 10 stanasIill the crowd be-
gan TO shout for the prisoner.
Burn HIM burn hfrtn MAS the cry.
A. they entered the first car 10 search
for Miller, sheriff John Hudson and
his prisoner escaped by the rear car and
hurried away They were seen and In
moment the mob WINS yelling at their
heels Into the street poured the howl
ing mob while u detachment which
had made a ,ietonr marched down the
street and hended OF the officer
and the Negro Seeing that II
was useless TO resist. the shcriii
turned back. took Miller 10 the pile %
timber, upon which Miller was cons
PEELED 10 Chamber The sheriff md
guards followed him Immediately
5, 900 people surrounded the pile, clam.
oring for Miller's lite. Up to this time
Miller had exhibited indifference to his
fate, but when standing upon that heap
Of timbeI3 facing the mob, and in ex-
pectation Of death In It's most terrible
form, he wept and silently raised
his shaclsled hands above his
head a. II imploring mercy.
The Negro then addressed the crowd.
saying:
| .Please be quiet everybody. My name y y.
/ y Miller am from Springfield Ill MY wife
i lives 81 No TO North Second street am here
among you today looked upon ~ ono 81 the
most brutal men before the people, stand
1 here surrounded by mon who ara exctted-inen
i who are not willing 20 let the Law tako IL
4 course sand, ~ far NJ tho crime ~ con.
cerned, have committed no crime,
/ and certainly no crime gross enough 70
4 AAnr fWa nj my Il
some rings which bought In bismarck OF .
| Jewel peddlcr. I paid him " 90 for them
/ left Springfield on the FIRST day Of July and
| came 10 Alton; from Alton went 10 East 81
| Louis, from there TO Jefferson barracks, thence
TO De Sofa, thence 70 Bismarck and thence %
Piedmont, thence 10 Poplar Bluffs. thence "a
Hoxie and TO Jonesboro, then on freight car
| 10 Maldon then to Sikeston, On the day WAS
4 supposed 70 have committed the oHensc was al
Bismarck Well gcntlcmen--'
Here he was interrupted, the mol
shouting, LET him talk" but there
was too much noise and he could moi
be heard
i 'For Gods sake, gentlemen, said
the sheriff, II must take this man tt
| Jail. lam bound by my oath TO deliver
this man to jail
u The mob, which had quieted by THU
time, shouted. Yes, take him 70 jail
i until 5 o'clock, then we want him"
The prisoner descended from the hor
4 riblc pile Of infiammnble materials and
was taken TO Jail At 10 o'clock tho jail
was surrounded by the mob. Before
Miller was taken from the jail Mr.. Ray
who had lingering doubt MS TO IN,
guilt of Miller, proposed as com
promise with the mob that Miller b
hanged. This was agreed to and arusi
was made tor the jail.
As Chief Of Police Manoney was JUS
leaving the prison the mob rushed II
and seized the prisoner. He was strip
ped and his shirt was tied around hi
legs "A chain was placed around hi
body, and, followed by mob, he wa
led through the streets TO the depot ans
! lifted onto the pile
There were shouts Of set II on fire,
burn him, Z but they were not needed
The chain was taken from Miller
body and hooked AROUND his neck. 4
man climbed the telegraph pole, tn
chain was passed up 70 him and b
. made 1t fast 10 the, crossarm. I othe
} men placed q forked stick bctweel
Millers hips, lifted him several feet an
allowed him to drop
1t is thought that the first fall brolx
! his neck, but the operation was re
peated. Then numerous shots wcr
fred into his body, and no was lef
, hanging until they were satisfied b
was dead, While the body was hang
ing there both ears and nearly all ID
toes and fingers were cut from u