Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-02
THE HISTORY OF HIS CRIME.
fortunes Inflicted by a BlOodthlrSty
Multitude.
ALMOST INCREDIBLE CRUELTY.
so,sruor Hogs wires the Onleiais TO
Ascertain the Names OF
the LyncherA

the negro favisher OF four-year-oid
Myrtle Vance, has expiated In part his
awful crime by death at the stake.
Ever since the perpetration OF his
terrible crime, the city and the entire
tunounding country has been In a
Wild frenzy OF excitement. When the
news came last night that he had been
captured at Hope, Ark, and identified,
The city was wild with Joy over the APP
prehension Of this brute.
Hundreds Of people poured into tho
city from the adjoining country, and
word was passed from lip to lip that
the punishment Of the fiend should be
Death by fire. The whisky shops were
closed and unruly men were dispersed.
schools were dismissed by n proclama.
ton from the mayor, and everything
vssdone In u business-like manner.
The law was laid aside, and thc citi.
rens took into their own hands the In
human beast and burned him Mt the
stake. Never before, since the days OF
the Spanish inquisition, has there been
such terrible punishment meted out TO
any man.
THE HISTORY OF HIS CRIME
ss follows:
Thursday last Smith picked up little
Myrtle Vance, aged three and half
yeafs, near her fathers residence, and
Carrying her to pasture near the out
ikiris OF the city, frst viciously as.
nulied the innocent little babe. aud
then took one little limb In each hand
covering the body with leaves and
tru'h he laid down and slept calmly
through the night by the side Of his
victim.
Friday morning Smith went to the
hou'e Of his wife and forced her TO
fook brakfast. After eating 1t he left
torn. The child's remains were found
ftday afternoon, and when the news
tilhs atrocious crime spread the whole
iovn turned out In chase. The rail.
icais put up bulletins Offering Tree
importation to all who would Join in
hs search. A posse went out In
Every direction, and not o stone was
ktunturned. smith was tracked to
Detroit on foot, where he Jumped
telght train and left for his old home
hArkansas. Yesterday no was cap
tlfed near Hope, Ark, and was fully
identified.
This morning he was brought through
IeIarkana, where five thousand people
awaited TO See the man who should
receive tho fate Of Ed Coy. At that
Place speeches were made by promi-
n.nt Paris citizens, who asked that the
Prisoner be not molested by Texsrkana
People, but the guard be allowed to
deliver him up to the outraged and
Indignant citizens OF Paris. Along the
mad tho train gathered strength from
various towns, people crowding upon
hs Platforms and tho tops Of the
coaches,
ANXIOUS TO SEE THE LYYoHINa
md the negro who was so soon to DO
delivered up to the Infatuated mob.
arriving here ut II O'Clock, the
VAN was met by n suTging mass OF
humanity, 10000 strong. Tho negro
was placed upon carnival floating
nockery OF king on throne, and,
followed by an immense crowd, was
eeotied through the city, no that all
might see the monster.
4, when the procession had marched
through the principal streets, Il halted
nan open prairie about 800 yards from
We IeiM d Pacific depot. Here Smith
s placed upon scafiold six
Wy square and ten feet high and
ssutely bound within view OF all
svhoiders. Here he WAS tortured for
NV minutes by redh0t iron brands
ST,u't against his quivcring body.
.vamencing at his feet, Iron brands
sue placed against him inch by inch
Tl 'hey were thrust against his face.
.a.h Kerosene was poured upon him,
won seed hulls placed beneath him
0iset on FIRE.
IA less time than II takes TO relate A.
H. "I'uieu man was burned to a
Xxx anu In little while thereafter
,,'ng was left Of the whole funeral
s out pieces OF charcoal, which be-
s,lo hghllail were carried away by
'saosity seekers.
words 20 describe
TIE AWFUL TORTURE
Ta'cIeu upon Smith cannot be found.
MN, "oiy appals one with Its fearful,
uns wIfoI. The negro for u long
P,r. starting on the Journey for
k,i lu mol realize his plight. AT
ny, "hen told that he must die the
enls awful death that human mind
ion Ighoeive, he begged for protec.
s,n,., h az was willing TO be nhot, and
doit aaatshal Franklin OF Paris 10
b. w. ne was told that no was 10
,uuthed to death. Uia ayoay ua.