The herald., 1898-01-10
THESE THE CHASTITY RELICS
FOUND IN FIRES KINDLED BY
THE MOB
A Similar Fate in Store for Four Other
Indian Criminals-An Ari-
zona Hold-Up
Associated Press spscial Wire

and burned beyond all semblance of hu-
man beings. the remains of Marcus Nc
Geisey and Palmer Simpson, two Semi
mole Indians who, few days ago. MUIR
dered Mrs. James Simmons, are still
resting in chains against the blackened
trunk of an oak tree In the Seminole
nation, where, on Friday night, they met
their death in the most horrible man.
ner conceivable, at the hands OF an OK
lahoma mob. The flesh is burned from
the bones and lies in greasy and ILL
smelling particles in the ashes on the
ground. The fingers and hands are
burned from the frames and the ghastly
skeletons, bereft of feet and ankles,
stand on blackened bones in the ashes On
the ground. Every vestige OF halr ana
flesh are burned from the heads, and the
clinched teeth of the dead men snow
their dissemination to endure their aw-
full punishment in the silence in which
the red men died.
The sdene is fascinating one for the
curious and has been visited by many
people since yesterday morning.
Additional details of the horrible work
of the mob were received here today.
According to this information, the mob's
work is not yet finished and will only be
completed when four more Indians have
been dealt with in the same manner as
McGeisey and Simpson. The citizens
posse was securing the country for the
four men when the messenger LETT Maud,
and it is probable that at least part OF
the quartet have by this time paid the
penalty decreed by the maddened popu-
lace.
The crime which led to the burning of
the two men was committed on last
Thursday. Marcus McGeisey was the
owner of some property. On his land
lived a white family named Simmons.
During the absence of the husband on
Thursday McGeisey went to the Sim
mons cabin and asked for a drink OF
water. Mrs. Simmons was at home with
four small children. The Indian was
given the water and he then asked for
a saddle. On being refused the saddle
McGeisey grabbed the woman, who had
a baby in her arms, and dragged her out
of the house. When the woman at
tempted to run away the Indian seized a
Winchester and dealt her blow on the
head. crushing the skull. The woman
died instantly.
The murdered woman's husband did
not return Thursday evening, and the
children were unable to remove the body
into the house from where 1t had fallen
in the yard. The little ones stayed up
and watched their dead mothers body
until the bitter cold compelled them to
relax their vigilance and seek shelter in
the cabin. During the night the body
was almost devoured by hogs.
The news spread rapidly and on Fri
day morning the whole populace Tor
twenty miles around was aroused. About
twenty Indians were arrested. The old
est child told the crowd that McGeisey
was the guilty man, and posse OF
twenty determined men went to arrest
him. Simpson was at McGeisey's home
when the posse arrived and both were
taken into custody. A rope was pro-
cured and the prisoners were strung up
by the neck. On being let down and
given an opportunity to talk both con-
fessed to the crime and named four 9TH
ers who they declared were equally
guilty. 1t developed that the Indians
had decided to get rid of certain white
settlers and that McGeisey had been
hired to do the murders.
Posses were at once sent in search OF
the other four Indians and it was de-
cided to have a wholesale lynching as
soon as they could be captured. AS
night came on, however, and the other
four were not captured, the citizens
changed their plans and determined to
dispose of McGeisey and Simpson with
out further delay. The feeling was so
bitter against them that the crowd
would not be satisfied with the ordinary
method Of lynching and it was voted to
burn them at the stake. The victims
were accordingly chained to post oak
tree. Fence rails and dry wood was then
piled high about them and in a few min
utes the Indians were wrapped in roar
ing flames while the timbers cracked
beneath their feet. Never word did
the Indians utter while being roastet
alive. They apparently saw that they
were powerless to resist and endured
their fate like stoics.
The crowd was composed of about 80
men and the work was done in quiet
but thorough and determined manner.
Posses continued the search for the
other Indians, and it is very probably
that if captured they will be dealt with
in like manner
The man bringing in this information
states that there are grave fears of an
outbreak among the Indians and he be-
lieves bloodshed Is certain to follow.
FEARS OF REPRISAL
MUSKOGEE, I. T., Jan. 9.-An alarm
ing state of riot prevails in the Seminole
nation, and unless immediate steps are
taken by the United States authorities
a bloody Indian uprising may result.
This is on account of the burning OF
the two Indians by the whites for the
murder and outrage of Mrs. Leard on
Jan. /. Late tonight DR.. c. p. Linn,
chief physician of the Seminole nation,
telegraphed to both Indian Agent Wis
dom and Marshal Bennett for assistance
in quelling the state of war that pre-
walls in the nation. He confirmed the
news of the stake burnings and gave
the names of the sufferers-Lincoln
McGeisey and Palmer Samson, two
young Seminoles. Both the Indians
came from respectable Seminole fami-
lies and their fearful death has aroused
their friends and relatives to frenzy. DIR.
Linn has lust arrived from the SCENE