Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-08
HUNG A BRUTE
Miller Was Not Burn
ed to Death.
Fury OF the Mob Pre-
vented This.
Was Strung Up Unln-
tentiOnally.
Murdered Ray Girls
Are Avenged.

BsaDwElL. XIV. july s.--whether
guilty q the awful criaas, with which be
wa. rhafgs,l % n1t. I.sas j. Miller. the
negso arrested AZ syk-sfowa. No. last
nighL has PAID the penalty for a. tie
wes dragged frpm the All al , o'cices
the afternoon - an infariated mob.
~Aose parPose Il vas % burn him at
tie ssAke. That ho vas no; burned
alive seerss o. haze bscn due 10 the very
sury e the nsob that killed him Ex-
clts4l into hysiefses. tan rsnglcallers lost
their hsa.is aa,l hanged him with a
ehain % a telegraph rsse. whi.o they
we're themselves shouting Burn him
John kay. the father 81 the murdered
. ziris. with singular Inconsistency. asked
thaf the nrgro b. Dot burned. although
10 The aorninx he had set the hour for
the tortufe IL - doubtful II he knew
shat he vas dcsng. i,e vas 80 excited
After beng drsgssed from the ial the
negro wa hufr,ed away amid cries IL
-8urn him. burn him. until telegraph
p,ie ssA reached. \ cham was drawn
around hss neck aai tao men climbed
nfE1o was drawn I'D and strangled.
SoAe oAe tired shot into his body be-
f7fr b. was dead. Everybody was dis
arPoinfed and angsy at the manner u
his draib-
Nutiissing the Body.
The tosiy WAS lowered and horribly
mutilat@L The ears. fingers and other
parfs being cat away. The body xas
then dragged by the Inob a distance II
:zv y4gus @cso~s the railroad tasks and
bslfned TIE funeral pale - to be kept
burning all night. After his arrest at
Syke&tou. the negro was positively
iieufifiesi by the fisherman who frFrlcd
him across the river. IL also had on his
person a ring beks3ging ID one of his
victims and his kare contained hairs
torn from her head These were itlenti-
md - her father
ne H4s lodged in jail here NJ about
Iopn and ate a hearty dinner. lie called
for a metto.iis. psescher AMI one waited
on him. b. prefesSad conversion and
was baptized IIanssiials.ly after being
tapti1csi hs raised ms hand and swore
n was innncent. This statement he m
rcatesl "a ths mob. The door n the lail
wss battered ,lo1n q few minutes before
. 3ociocs and he vas dragged out. Fully
Witnessed tie execution
story or the Crime
The story q the mur,icf - the Ray
ciitlren i the most horrible that has
ever tfea ebrnnciiesi 10 tins state Day
before yesterday Mary Ray. aged i6
years. ansl her little SISTER aged 40 year,.
leii thr Eay HOUSE. which - about three
raiie- frota bariNeii. a. pick some black
1 1 "a
daughter for senle pafP-e ard sent her
son o. ls,ok Tor h4s two sisters. Imagine
his horror When be found the bssly ~
bis young-s sister mt $50 yards FROM
the house With her threat cut and her
dress fofn ani covered With blood.
N< bofs serr called oa flr assistance
ard sfter a fcN moments search found
fsr ie.tY - the elder daughter in a
fhf-ket With Der fhr "a alzo cut ansl her
drr-<s torn and hoay disemhow elesl.
"a ben tils fali mothers eyc- fell on the
zhasfiy .,.sns it was more than che
efed sissud and dead faint relieved
hrf lfeern heaft.
Tras kesi ~ rI.--ihoasd-.
a i,irxran a. fstiyvilie. Nv. ssou
'hrouxbt Ar. Hcoa.iem with his blood
honnsi@ shleh sere plac-,i on the trail
n the murderer yesterday 0lorning lie
4alr as fork The scent sud held 10 until
- reached the Aississlppi river oppp
Gfr Hini's fnot No Here he ,unf,.sl
int3 = f,aat au.l couh no. b. resu.ovssi
A man appeared snd heiur questioned
~ fhs ~ ese stated thlf the night 20
fte 4 yelsax nt.efo Hal hsilssl him and
tirs.l him . carry bins acrn-s the riyer
1he description - The negro answered
- thaf q saarsrious character
that BAD been ssen aruard Bari
ufll the day before ths toahi. murder.
and Toe parsiWrs crossed into A.sspnri
and again tt-ok vi ihe trial. tbe ieasirr
- the p.susss. Net album ~ fiiFt's Point
receired . tslfgfam frun Syk~~fos
M. nat rheg haa th@ man. - he -
th- ,t.sE. ease y .the.traii and proceeded
sirs - fseu - Sgkeston. fiefo tbey
faat flft nsf.n. phon they declare =
geifg rishsat 4 3cobt The MURDERER
resfhct Darrls Paint boarded freight
trta. id in tos car ADD ss~ dss.
ceeefed ~ tts csaiBctor who wircsl
'hs psiics sf ~Yxe~ion ;hat a suspicious
usn ras ca his tram
ssrsafed sn~r q fixh.
The eslfsf tad heard q the murder
saf fhsa - traia pa.led 90 sysee
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