The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-07
70 convey information Of any attempt i
sscrete the prisoner.
sheriff Oacrs No Resistn nee.

d convey information Of any attempt TO
sscrete the prisoner.
sheriff 0aers No Resistance.
Coleman arrived at Maysville this morn
ing under special guard. sworn in by the
sheriff, Including Detective Fitsgeraid,
Constable Dawson. Chief Of Police Dono-
sheritfA When they arrived at the court
house they were met by q mob Of fully Loo
people. headed by James Lashbrook. the
husband Of the murdered woman, and went
Immediately up Second street through the
central portion Of the city to the hill fol-
lowed by mob Of fully 5000 persons. All
was done that was possible by the sheriff
and guard 10 prevent lynching. but in the
face OF such a mob Of people. irrespective
OF color. 1t was useless to attempt to do
anything.
Pleaded for HIS Life.
tho mob grabbed Coleman and threw
rope over his head and took him up above
the city. Coleman could be heard above
the cries OF the mob. pleading for his life.
The place az execution had been selected
weeks AFRO, in accordance with all the
other arranged details Of the programme
mapped out by the leaders Of the mob,
burned Mt the Stake.
The prisoner was dragged to a sapling
and strapped against the tree. facing the
husband of the victim. Large quantities
Of dry brush and largo bits Of wood were
Piled around him, while he was praying
FOR speedy death. James Lashbrook, the
husband of the victim, applied the first
match to the brushwood. A brother OF the
~ - Co.,
one with knife was viciously siashing at
the prisoners chest. BY a sort Of cruel
concurrence of action on the part OF the
mob. not shot was fred.
Long-Continued Torture.
The purpose seemed to be to give the
wretch the greatest possible amount and
duration of torture. A fatal shot would
have been merciful, but there was no mer-
cy in the crowd surrounding RichAFS Cole
man.
Az the flames arose his horrors increas-
ed
He made vain efforts to withdraw his
limbs from the encroaching fires, his eyes
rolled In q frenzy of suffering The ropes
securing him 10 the tree were burned and
his body finally fell forwardfon the burn
ing pile Even then. although It was not
certain whether he was living or dead,
the vengeful purpose Of the crowd led them
to use rails and long poles to push his
body back into the flames. 1t is not GER
tain how long fife lasted.
Dying Man Begs PiteousIy.
During the process, while his voice could
be heard he begged for a drink OF water.
his tongue protruding and his eyeballs
fairly starting from his head. At the end
Of three hours the body was practically
cremated. During all that time members of
the family Of Mrs. LAshbrook had remain
ed to keep up the fire and to to keep the'
body in position where 1t would continue
to burn.
After three hours a nephew. Of Mrs
Lashbrook was still pushing the body on
the burning embers, while a curious
crowd of several thousand persons lin
gered on the scene.
Burned With Acid.
It 10 said that on the march through
the city the prisoners eyes had been
burned out by acid thrown in an egg shell.
No Effort Mt ConceaIment.
In all the thousands who constituted