Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-10
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Entries for the Great National
Race for the Trophy for the
Feats Of the Mob.
HuoH ENCOURAGEMENT foRLYNCH

South and West Represented in the Re-
turns for the First Week Of the Year
Oklahoma Seems to Have the Lead for
the Honors, but Washington l. Eyident-
" Ambitious and Arkansas Feels Tran
Quil-Iowa Ofncisls Interfere.
noon a mob of thirty white settlers
near Maud postofiice. in the Seminole
nation, took two Seminole half breeds,
Lewis McGeesey and Hond Martin,
chained them to opposite sides of 4
tree. and burned them to death for the
murder of Mrs. Frank Leard, a white
woman. Four others are suspected OF
completely In the murder. and the set
Tiers are securing the country in small
PARTIES. declaring that there will be an
other burning as soon as the wretches
are found. Before being put to this
barbarous and savage method of death
the alleged civilized people who put
Oklahoma in training for the lynch in
fanny prize Of 1888 had repeatedly
hanged NcGeesey in order to extort a
confession.
Killed with Her Hu.ban,i's Gan.
On last Thursday, during Leards alb
sence, an Indian went to the Leard
house. where Mrs. Leard was alone
with her four small children, aged s, 6,
and i. He first demanded water. then
asked Tor saddle. and on being refused
grabbed the woman. VINO had her baby
In her arms apd dragged her into the
yasa- She attempted To run, when the
Indian seized a Winchester rifle be-
logging 20 Lesr6. and following her I'D
brought the gun with crushing fore ?
down on her head, burying the barrel
IN her brain. The woman fell dead.
The Indian then demanded money Of
the Oldest child and searched the PREM
ises. but failed To find a purse contain
Ing about SO. which Mrs Leard had
concealed in her dress. He then left
the house.
Body Partly Eaten by Hogs.
TIE murder occurred on Thursday
evening, and the children were unable
To get the body Of their mother into the
house. The cold prevented them stay
Ing with II, ard during the night the
corpse was almost devoured by hogs.
X is alleged that McGeesey was hired
to commit the murder in order tn get
rid Of clique of white settlers out of
favor with the Indians. when the mob
Chained the Indians to the tree they
mot their doom with the usual stoicism
or their race. No secret was made OF
tina fact that the Indians Rad been
burned to death. Great uneasiness Sx-
lists along the Oklahoma border and the
impression prevails that much more
hloeashcG win follow the work of the
mob.
Why Not: Indian. Also Arc sa,age..
st. L,r-s. Jan. IA special to The
Republic frorA ahisstgee, I. T. says:
An alarming state Of riot prevails in
the Seminole nation. and urlosS implc-
date steps are taken by the United.
States authorities a bloody Indian up-
rising nay result. This is on account
of the burning "a two Indians by whites
Tor the murder of Mr5. LeaTd Jan. ).
Late last night DIR. G. p. Linn, chief
physician of the Seminole nation. tele-
sraphed to beth Indian Agent Wisdom
and Marshal Bcnrctt far assistance in
quclllng the state of war that prevails
In the nation. He confirmed the news
Of the stake burnings and gave the
nameslof ire sufferers as Lincoln Me
Gresay and Palmer Samson. two young
Seminoles. Both the Indians came
from respectable Seminole families and
their fearful death. has aroused their
friends and felativesto frenzy.