The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
ROASTING OF THE REDSKINS.
MET DEATH WITH THE STOICIsM
OF THE TRUE INDIAN.

Chains Against the Backened
Trunk of "a Tree-The Flesh Burned
From the Bones and Lying in
Greasy and IlI-SmclIIng Particles
Among the Ashes.
Little Rock. Ark, Jan. 9-Charred and
burned beyond all semblance of human be-
Ings, the frames of Marcus McGeisey and
Palmer Simpson, the two Seminole Indians
who a few days ago murdered Mrs. James
Simmons, are still reclining in chainc
against the blackened trunk of an oak
tree In the Seminole nation, where, on
Friday night, they met their death in the
most awful manner conceivable, at the
hands of an Oklahoma mob
The flesh is burnt 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, be
reft of feet and ankles, stand on blacken-
ed bones in the ashes on the ground.
Every vestige of hair and flesh is burned
from the head and the clinched teeth show
the dogged determination Of the men to
bear their punishmenEin the silence with
which the Indian dies.
The scene is fascinating one for the
curious and has been visited by many peo-
pie since yesterday morning.
The details of the horrible work of the
mob near Maud Postoffice, in the Semi
mole nation last Friday night, were re-
ceived here to-day According to this in
formation this mob's work is not yet fin
ished, and will only be completed when
four more Indians have been dealt with
in the same manner as were McGeisey
and Simpson. The citizens posse We're
securing the country for the four men
when the messenger left Maud and it is
probable that at least part of the quar-
tet have paid the penalty decreed by the
maddened populace.
Marcus McGeisey was the owner of some
property. On his land lived white fam
lily named Simmons. During the absence
of the husband on Thursday, McGeisey
went to the Simmons cabin and asked for
drink of water. Mrs. Simmons was at
home with her four small children. The
Indian was given the water, and he then
asked for saddle. On being refused the
saddle McGeisey grabbed the woman,
who had her baby in her arms and
dragged her out Of the house When the
woman attempted to run away the In
dian seized a winchester and dealt her
deadly blow on the head, crushing the
skull. The woman died instantly.
The murdered woman's husband did rot
return home Wednesday evening, and the
children were unable to remove the body
into the house from where it had fallen
in the yard. The little ones stood up and
watched their mothers corpse until the
bitter cold compelled them to relax their
vigil and seek shelter from the wea her
in the cabin. During the night the body
was almost devoured by the hogs.
The news of the murder spread rapidly
Friday morning, and the whole populace
for twenty miles around was aroused.
About twenty Indians were arrested. The
Oldest child told the crowd that McGeisey
was the guilty man and posse of twenty
determined men went to arrest him. Simp-
son was at McGeisey's home when the
posse arrived, and both were taken into
custody.
AS soon as a rope was secured the pris-
oners were strung up by the neck. on
being let down long enough they confess
ed the crime and named four others whom
they said were equally guilty. 1t devel-
oped that the Indians had a plot 10 get
rid of the white settlers, and McGeisey
was selected to do the murder.
A posse is now in search of the muir
L.. /,
sale lynching as soon as they are cap
tured. The feeling against Simpson and
McGeisey was so bitter that the crowd
would not be satisfied with the ordinary
method of ynchng, and IL was voted to
burn them at the stake. The victims were
accordingly staked to a poplar tree. Dry
wood was then piled high about them, end
in a few minutes they were wrapped in
roaring flames, while the timbers cracked
beneath their feet. Never a word did the
Indians utter while being roasted alive.
They plainly saw they were powerless to
resist, and they endured their death like
stoics
The crowd was composed of not over
thirty men, and the work was done IN
quiet, but thoroughly determined man
ner
Posses continued the search for the 9th
er Indians, and 1t Is very probable that If
manner.
The gentleman bringing this information
states that there Is grave danger OF an
outbreak among the Indiuns, and he be-
lieves bloodshed Is certain to follow.
st. Louis, Mo. Jan. "a special to the
Republic from Muscogee, ]. T., says: An
alarming state or riot prevails in the ma
ton. and unless immediate steps are taken
by the United States authorities bloody
Indian uprising may ensue This Is on ac-
count of the burning Nof two Indians by
the whites for the murder and outrage Of
a woman.
"To-night DR. J. =. Lam, the physician
of the Seminole Indians, teephoned both
Indian Agent Wisdom and Marshal Ben
nett for assistance in quelling the state Of
war that prevails In the nation.
"Iie gives information OF yesterdays
burning at the stake Of Lincoln McGeisey
and Palmer Simpson. Both the Indians
came from respectable Seminole families
and it is feared their death VIII arouse
their friends and relatives to frenzy.
"Dr Linn has just arrived from the
scene of the burning and states that both
bodies were burned and mutilated IN
most horrible manner, and are unrecog-
nizable.
IAN the authorities recognize that the