Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-08
4 MADOENED MOB
Deals out Punishment to Rapist in
Kentucky.
TOES. FINGERS AND EARS
Cut on---His Body Perforated,
Chained Down and Chokcd, Hanged
and Then Burned--The Ray Girls
Avenged.

Avenged.
Bardwell, Ky, July 7,-Seay ]. Mil
Ter, the negro charged with the outrage
and murder Of Mary and Ruby Ray,
was hanged at 3;27 o'clock this after
noon and the body burned after being
horribly mutllatcd
The negro made a speech proclaiming
his innocence, but afterwards made
partial confession.
The steamer Three States, with several
hundred men on board from Cairo, met
special train from Sikeston at Birds
point. The prisoner was put on the
boat and taken to WlckliG at o'clock
this morning. There Frank Gordon, the
fisherman who carried the man across
the river identified Miller as the man.
Sull Miller maintained his innocence.
John Ray, the father of
THE MURDERED GIRLS.
couusced patience. The mob ordered the
train to stop and boarded it at Wiehi6
and brought the prisoner 10 this city,
arriving at II 80 o'clock.
Not less than 5000 men were at the
depot aud the train. consisting OF eight
coaches, was crowded.
Previous 10 this time an agreement was
made by the people 10 allow the father
Of the children to prescribe the punish.
ment, but when the train arrived il
seemed the men forgot their promise
for a time. They rushed to the train,
one over the other. and at one time 1t
was thought by great many the negro
was being torn limb from limb At
last quiet was restored. aud all went to
the very high scaffold constructed of
bridge timbcrs Sheriff Hutson, the
prisoner and number Of guards mount
ed the stand. John Ray, the father Of
the murdered girls, made talk in which
he said:
THIS is THE MAN
who killed my children, but let us keep
quiet now. and ut the proper time burn
HIM"
The negro was called upon to make a
talk and responded promptly, and with
wonderful nerve, considering the circum-
Stances under which he WAS placed His
voice was clear and he seemed almost
oblivious TO his surroundings. His exact
words were as follows. My name is
Seay j. Miller, and | am from Spring
field, H. My wife lives at 7l6 North
street, | am here among you MS u
stranger and looked on by you az the
most brutal man Us ever stood ON Gods
green earth. l am stunding here au in
nocent mnn among excited men who do
not propose to let the law take its course.
l have committed no crime 10 be de-
nriyed of my liberty of life. I'm not
guilty"
AZ this time he was disturbed by sever
al questions aud many called to him to
80 ou' hut Sheriff IIutson begged to be
permitted to put him in Jail and got
some rest for himself which he needed
SO badly. At this time.
RAY THE FATHER
Of the children appeared on the stand
aud talked only a few moments. carry
ing on a conversation with several persons
on the ground. Ray repeated the charge
against the negro aud said he was willing
to set the time and place for the cxccu-
ton which WAS soon agreed ON between
him and several bystauders TO be
o'clock 1t was a few minutes past II
O'Clock aud the negro was placed in jail
to await the time when he would be called
for
Al $40 o'clock the negro was brought
from jail to the principal street, chain
was around his neck aud many mcu
wcrc
PULLING AND SuRGING
at i, The crowd was wild hut no one
could guess at the fate of the negro.
He was almost uffocatcd when north
of the depot was reached. and here the
father Of the girls relented 10 some OK.
t,ai and suggested he be hanged rotbor
than burned
At 3.27 the body v,ns sv,r, IN ,
tall telegraph pole dlreetlv at ,bn noro,
eud of the depot. and MS he wos Draw,
up his clothing was form from bls IoI,
by the madlcncd mob
He was heard Ia s.y ,s. a.
drew MN up' q am an innocent man, but
there's fully authentic rcno,.t l., na,.
a, ia. 49, "''''vu.'N 'Vpo'l nc maue
in,nli,,t,1 a n,r,, l.,