The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-25
NEGRO RBP|ST BURNED
Georgia Mob Roasts and Dis
members Sam Hose,
LICE STRICKLAND LYNCHED
What Noted GeOrgianS Say of
LynchingS in General
LICE STRICKLAND LYNCHED

Newman, Ga, April 24-In the presence
of nearly 1000 people who sent aloft yells
of defiance and shouts of joy, Sam Hose,
who committed two of the basest acts
known TO crime, was burned at the stake
in a public road, one and half miles
from here, yesterday afternoon. Before
the torch was applied to the pyre, the ne
gro was deprived Of his ears. fingers and
other portions Of his anatomy. The ne
gro plead pitifully for his life while the
mutilation was going on, but stood the
ordeal Of fire with surprising fortitude
Before the body was cool, il was cut to
pieces, the bones were crushed into small
bits, and even the tree upon which the
wretch met his fate was torn up and dis
posed Of as souvenirs. The negro's heart
was cut in several places, as was also
his liver. Those unable to obtain the
/ ghastly relics direct paid their more for
tunate possessOrs eXtravagant sums for
them. Small pieces Of bone went for %
cents, and a bit Of liver, crisply cooked.
sold for 10 cents. AS soon as the nesro
was dead there was a tremendous strug-
Ele among the crowd which had witness
ed his tragic end TO secure the souvenirs.
A rush was made for the stake. and those
near the body were forced against 1t and
had to fight for their freedom. Knives
were quickly produced and the body was
soon dismembered.
One and a half miles outside of Newman
WAS the scene of the burning. A little to
she side of the road was a strong pine
tree. Up to this the negro was marched,
n tic ho nj RI h. +raa
TO the crowd, which jostled closely about
him. Here for the first time he was al
lowed to talk. He said: Il am Sam Hose.
] killed Alfred Crawford, but was paid
10 do il. Lige Strickland, the negro
preacher at Palmetto, gave me $50 to kill
gim."
At this a roar went up from the crowd.
The intelligence impaired by the wretch
was spread among them. Let him go on;
tell all you know about t." came from
the crowd. The negro, shivering like a
leaf. continued his recital
''I did not outrage Mrs. Crawford. Some
body else did that. I can identify them.
Give me time for that"
The mob would hear no more. The
clothes were torn from the wretch in an
instant. A heavy chain was produced and
wound around the body of the terrified
negro, clasped by a new lock, which dan
gled at Hoses neck. He said not a word
no this proceeding, but at the sight of three
or four knives flashing in the hands of
several members of the crowd about him,
which seemed to forecast the terrible or
deal ne was about to be put to- he sent
up a yell which could be heard for mile.
INSTANTLY hand orracDfpu -bo+
out and one OF the negro's ears dropped
into a hand ready to receive it. Hose
plead pitifully for mercy, and begged his
Tormenters to let him die. His cries went
UNDECIDED. The second ear went the way
of the other Hardly had he been deprived
of his organs of hearing before his fingers,
one by one, were taken from his hand and
passed among the members of the yelling
an now thoroughly maddened crowd The
shrieking negro was quickly deprived of
other portions Of his anatomy, and the
words Come on with the oil"' brought a
huge can Of kerosene to the foot of the
tree where the negro his body covered
with blood from head to foot, was striving
and tugging at his chains. The can was
lifted over the negro's head by three or
four men and its contents poured over him.
by this time a good supply of brush, pieces
OF fencsrail and other firewood had been
placed about the negro's feet. This pyre
was thoroughly saturated and a match ap-
piled. hadme shot upward and spread
quickly over the pile Of wood. AS it licked
the negro's legs he shrieked once and be-
gan tugging at his chains.
As the flames crept higher and the smoke
entered his eyes and mouth Hose put the
stumps Of his hands to the tree back Of
him and with a terrific plunge forward of
his body severed the upper portion of the
chains which bound him to the tree. HIS
body held to the tree only as far as the
thighs, Iunged forward, thus escaping the
flames which roared and cracked about
his feet. One Of the men nearest the burn
n.g negro, quickly ran mp and pushing him
back said: Get back into the fire there"
and quickly coupled the disjointed links of
the chain.