The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-10
INDIANS ROASTED ALIVE
Their Charred Remains Rest in
Chains Against Tree.
A MOST HORRIBLE DEATH
Bereft of Feet and Ankles the Skeletons
Stand Amid Bits of Burned Flesh
That Has Dropped From
the Bones.

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 9-Charred
and burned beyond all semblance of
human beings, the remains of Marcus
McGeisey and Palmer Simpson, two
Seminole Indians, who few days ago
murdered Mrs. James simmons, are
still resting in CHAINS against the
Dlackened trunk of an oak tree in the
seminole nation, where on Friday
night they met their death in the most
horrible manner conceivable at the
hands of an Oklahoma moo. The flesh
is burned from the bones ana lies IN
greasy and ill-smelling PARTICLES III the
ashes on the ground. 1ne 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 Nes-
tge of hair and flesh are burned from
the heads, and the clinched teeth of the
dead men show the great determination
to endure their awful punishment in
silence with which the red men died.
The scene Is a fascinating one for the
curious, and has been visited by many
people since yesterday morning
Additional details of the horrible
work of the mob near Maud postotfiee
in the Seminole nation last Friday
night We're received here to-day. Ac-
cording to this information the mobs
work is not yet finished, and will only
b' toiiifitlth NlitIl lDhI InuldIlS
have been dealt with iii the same man
ner as McGeisey and Simpson. The
citizens posse was securing the coun-
try for the four men when the messen-
ger left Maud, and it is probable that
at least part of the quartette have by
this time paid the penalty decreed by
the maddened populace.
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 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 her four small children. The In
dian was given the water, and he then
asked for a saddle On being refused
McGeisey grabbed the woman who had
her baby in her arms, and dragged her
out of the house. When the woman at
tempted to run away the Indian seized
Winchester and dealt her a deadly
blow on the head, crushing the skull.
| The woman died instantly The mur-
dered woman's husband did not return
Thursday evening, and the children
were unable to remove the body into
the house. from which it had fallen
into the yard. The little ones stayed
up and watched their dead mothers
body until the bitter cold compelled
shelter from the weather in the cabin.
During the night the body was almost
devoured by hogs.
The news spread rapidly Friday
morning, and the whole populaee for
20 miles around was aroused. About 20
Indians were arrested. me oldest
child told the crowd that McGeisey was
the guilty man, and a posse of 20 de-
termined men went to arrest him.
Simpson was at McGeisey's home when
the posse arrived, and both were taken
into custody. A rope WAS procured and
the prisoners were strung up by The
necks. On being let down and given All
opportunity to talk both confessed TO
the crime and named four others who
they declared were equally guilty. 1t
developed that the Indians decided To
get rid of certain white settlers, and
that McGeisey had been hired to do
the murderous work. Posses We're at
once sent in search of the other four
Indians. and il WAS decided 10 have "A
wholesale lynchinS as soon as they
could be captured As night came on.
however, and the other four were not
captured, the citizens changed their
plan and determined to dispose of Nc
Geisey and Simpson without further de-
| lay. The feeling was SO bitter against
them that the crowd would not be sat
isfied with the ordinary method of
lynehing, and it was voted to burn
them at the stake.
The victims were accordingly chained
TO post oak tree. Fence rails and
dry wood Mere then piled high about
them. and in a few minutes the In
dams We're wrapped in roaring flames
while the timbers cracked beneath their
feet Never word did the Indians
utter while being roasted alive. They
apparently saw that they We're power
less to resist. and endured their lots
like stocs. The crowd was composed
q
was done in a quiet but thorough and
determined manner Posses continued
the search for the other Indians. and
it is very probable that If captured
they will be dealt with in like man
ner. The man bringing this inform
alton states that there are grave fears
of an outbreak among the Indians. and
| he believes bloodshed is certain to fol-
! low.