The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-11
TWO SEMIN0LES PUT TO
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
MOB STILL AFTER OTHERS
Thcy Are Caught-Awfni Vengeance
fortho Murder of Mrs james sim
mons Iashed TO Trees and
Slowly Roasted to Death
An Uprising Feared

LITTLE Rock Ark, Jan. 10. -
Charred and burned beyond all sem
blance Of human beings. the frames
OF MarlSus McGeisey and Palmer
Simpson, the two Seminole Indians
who a few days ago murdered Mrs
James Simmons, are still reclining 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 awful manner con-
ceivable at the hands Of an Oklahoma
mob The flesh is burned from the
bones and lies In greasy, 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 hair
and flesh is 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.
Additional details OF the horrible
work Of the mob near Maud postoffice
in the Seminole nation last Friday
night were received here to-day. Ac-
cording 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 man
ner as McGeisey and Simpson. The
citizens posse was securing the coun-
try for the four men when the mes
senger 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. Markus McGeisey was the
owner Of some property. On his land
lived n 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 Indian was given the water
and then asked for saddle. On be-
| ing 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 Indian
seized a Winchester and dealt her a
deadly blow on the head, crushing the
skull. The woman died instantly. The
murdered woman's husband did not
return home Thursday 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
lcompelled them 10 relax their vigil
and seek shelter from the weather in
the cabin. During the night the body
was almost devoured by hogs.
The news of the murder spread rap
idly Friday morning, and the whole
populace for twenty miles around was
aroused, About twenty Indians were
arres ted The oldest child told the
Icrowd that McGeisey was the guilty
man, and posse Of twenty
determined men went to arrest
him. Simpson was at McGeiseys
home when the posse arrived, and
both were taken into custody.
A rope was procured and the prison
ers were strung up by the neck On
being let down and given an oppor'
tunity TO talk, both confessed 10 the
crime, and named four others whom
they declared were equally guilty. II
developed that the Indians desired tc
get rid of certain white settlers, and
that McGeisey had been hired to dc
the murder.
Posses were at once sent in search
of the other four Indians and it wal
decided to have a wholesale lynchinl
as soon as they could be captured. Al
night came on, however, and the
other four were not captured, the cit
liens changed their plan and deter
mined TO dispose of McGeisey ant
Simpson without further delay
The feeling was SO very bite
against them that the crowd woul,
not be satisfied with the ordinary
method OF lynching and Il was vote,
TO burn them at the stake The vic
Tins were accordingly chained TO
post oak tree Fence rails and dr.
wood was then piled high about then
and In few minutes the Indian
were wrapped IN roaring flames
while the timbers crackled be
meath their feet Never a word di'
the Indians utter while being roaste'
alive. They apparently saw that the.
were powerless 10 resist and endprer
their lots like stoics. The crowd wa
composed of not over thirty men, an
the work was done in quiet bu
thorough aud determined manner
Posses continued the search for tn
other four Indians and II
very probable that il captured the
will be dealt with in a Ike manner
The gentleman bringing this informs
tion states that there are grave fear
of an outbreak among the Indian
and that he believes bloodshed is cel
tain to follow.
Late last night DR. C T. Linn, chic
physician of the Seminole nation, te
egrhphed TO both Indian Agent VII
dom and Marshall Bennett for assis
anee In quelling the state of war tina
prevails in the nation He conhrme
> the news Of the stake burning.
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