The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-11-01
RAVISHER BURNED
Oolored Brute Tortured and Burned
to Death by Infuriated Mob.
THOUSANDS cHEERED THE MOB.
Fire Lighted by the Husband of the MUIR
dered Woman--M0re Horrible Deed
Committed in Washington
by Two Indian Fiends.

Tyler, Tex, Oct Last night a hor-
uble murder was comm tied four miles
east Of here, the victim being Mrs. Leo
nard Bell, the 19-year-old wife of far
mer.
Mrs. Bell had been visiting her mother
and about dark started home, dist
ance of about half a mile. On the way
She passed a gin, where a number OF
men We're at work. Soon after her
mutifated body was found quarter of
mile from her home at the side of the
public road There is every evidence
of terrible struggle.
Her body was almost nude. The
fend after ASA ulting her had cut her
throat from ear to ear and completely
disemboweled ner. Farmers have been
Joined by large posse of officers from
this city. Excitement is high.
Tyler, Texas, Oct. 3c.-Thenegro who
so brutally murdered Mrs. Bell, was
captured this morning about o'clock
three miles from Kilgore. Soon after
the officers had him handcuffed, a mob
of some 300 men, heavily armed, arrived
on the scene and demanded the immedi-
ate surrender of the prisoner, which was
reluctantly given. The mob started for
the scene Of the murder, where they
arrived this afternoon at o'clock. The
mob continued to gather at the scene
OF the horrible crime, until nearly 1000
citizens OF Tyler and vicinity were
there. A few moments before the fiend
was brought to the place, a meeting
was held and committee was appooin-
ted to investigate his identity. Wit
nesses were summoned and closely
questioned. The result was a thorough
identification. In a few minutes an
officer approached from over the hill
followed by 80 determined and well
armed men. When near the scene the
officers were overpowered and disarmed
and the negro, Henry Hilliard, brought
before the committee. He made a
full confession in substance as follows:
Il was coming down the road and
saw Mrs, Bell in the road. She was
scared Of me and I knew that If pass
ed her she would say tried to rape her
and I concluded that I woul rape her
and then kill her. I cut her throat
and cut her in another place and left"
He wrote note to his wife and gave
it to the sheriff. It reads as follows:
Il am arrested by wig" Smith. You
know what they will do with me. If 1
don't see you any more, goodbye.
(SignedD, Henry"
After his confession and true identi-
hcatiOn a vote was taken as to mode
Of punishment. 1t was unanimously
agreed to burn him alive and that he
should suffer the penalty on the public
square. The line of march was taken
UP toward Tyler and at o'clock the
head of the line entered the main street.
where no less than 1000 people were
assembled. Large crowds of ladies and
children were cOngregated on the avn
ings surrounding the public plaza.
wagons, carriages, trees and build
1ngs were converted into grand stands
and were thronged at 4:30.
A scaffo4d was erected in the center
of the square. Wagons laden with
kindling wood, coal oil and straw were
driven to the scene and placed in po-
sition. The negro was then given an
opportunity to speak, but his words
were inaudible, but when he offered
up his last prayer his words could be
heard for several blocks. He was
then lashed to the iron rail that extern
ded through the platform. Mr.. Bell,
the husband of the murdered woman,
applied the match and the flame shot
upward, enveloping the negro in sheets
of fire. He begged for mercy and it
was melted out to him just as he was
merciful to the woman whose soul he
had sent to her Maker. 1t was deter
mined to burn him at once and as fast
as the wood that was thrown around
him was consumed it was quickly re-
pleniShed. From the time the match
was applied until his death was exact
ly fifty minutes.
Inc international and Great North
ern train was crowded with people from
towns north. Hundreds of negros wit
messed the execution and representa-
tive negroes expressed their endorse
ment of tn punishment The officers
were powerlesS and the sheriff wired
the governor but his messages were too
late. All business houses were closed
and the big Cotton Belt shops We're de-
serted.
WORSE YET IN WASHINGTON.
Spokane, Wash, Oct. S0.-Chief Dep
uty United States Marshal vinson re-.
turned here today from Okaganon res
ervation bringing the news of a most
horrible crime, perpetrated by two In
dams named Chuckwaskie and Peickel-
petsey. They stole a little 12-year old
girl, Mary, daughter of James Poll, and
taking her out in the mountains, repea-
tedly assaulted her, then they tied her
Mazeppa-like upon a cayuse and turned
her adrift in the wild country to the
north. For nearly two days the cayuse
wandered aimlessly about the wilder
ness, with the senseless victim firmly
strapped upon it's back. Thus she was
found Monday by a party of searchers
out looking for her. The child was re-
stored to consciousness with great diff
fculty, when she related the story of
her terrible sufferings. The entire
country is being secured for the two
fiends, and if caught terrible revenge
is in store for them.
FIREBUGs IN ARKANSAS CITY.