The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-24

Newman, Ca, April 23.-In the pres
ence of nearly 1000 people, who sent
aloft yells of defiance and shouts of
joy, Sam Hose, negro who commit
ted two of the basest crimes, was
burned at the stake in a public road
one and one-half miles from here, this
afternoon. Before the torch was ap-
piled to the pyre, the negro was de-
prived of his ears, fingers and other
portions Of his body. The negro plead
ed pitifully for his life while the prepa-
rations were going on, but stood the
ordeal of fire with surprising fortitude.
Before the body was cool, it 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 disposed of as souvenirs.
The negroes heart was cut into several
pieces, as was also his liver. Those
unable to obtain the CHASTITY relics di-
rect, paid their more fortunate pos
SCISSORS extravagant sums for them.
AS soon as the negro was seen to be
dead there was a tremendous struggle
among the crowd which had witnessed
his tragic end, to secure the souvenirs.
A rush was made for the stake, and
those near the body were forced against
it and to fight for their freedom;
Knives We're quickly produced, ana
soon the body was dismembered.
One of the men who lifted the can OF
kerosene to the Negroes head is SAID 10
be a native of Pennsylvania. The mop
was composed Of citizens Of Newman,
Griffin, Palmetto and other little towns
in the country round about Newman
and of all the farmers who had received
word that the burning was to take
Mace Hon. vs. Y Atkinson, former
governor of Georgia, met the mop as
he was returning from chureh, ana ne
appealed to them. to let the law take
It's course. In addressing the mop' ne
used these words; Some of you are
known to me- and when this S1dlr is
settled in the court you may depend
upon 1t that 1 will testify against you
A member of the mob was seen TO draw
a revolver and level it at Mr.. Atkinson,
but his arm was seized and the pistol
taken from him. The mob was fraEuc
at delays, and would hear to nothing
but burning at the stake.
Hose confessed to killing CRAWFORD
hut denied that he had outraged Mrs
Crawford. Before being put to death
fine negro stated that he had been paid
$40 nv s.Iige" Strickland, negro
preacher at Palmetto, to kill Crawford.
Tonight a mob of citizens is securing
the country for Strickland, who has left
his home, and will lynch nm II caught.
Sam Hose killed Alfred Crawford, a
white farmer near Palmetto, and it is
said outraged his wife, ten days ago:
since that time business in this part or
fhe state has been almost suspended,
the entire population turning out in an
effort to capture Hose.
Hose had been on the Jones brothers
farm between Macon and Columbus,
eince the day after he committed his
horrible crime. His mother is en-
nloved on the farm, and to her little
cabin he fled for refuge. She fed him
and cared for him, but 1t IS not be
lieved that she knew he was being
hunted for by the authorities. Inc
Jones brothers were not aware or the
crime until a few days ago, and were
not sure that Hose was the much
wanted man.
Saturday morning one of the Jones
bows met Hose, and noticed that his
"ginger'' face was ebony black Just
below the collar of his shirt the cop
per color was discernible. Believing
the negro had blackened his face to
escape detection, Jones became con-
WINGED that he was the negro for whom
the authorities had been securing the
country for ten days, and determined
to arrest him.
Sunday morning Jones took the ne
gro to Macon and put him aboard a
Central Georgia train, with the inten-
ton of taking him to Atlanta. At
Griffin some one recognized Hose and
sent word to Newman, the next sta
ton, that the negro was on the train
bound for Atlanta. When Newman
was reached a great crowd surround
ed the train and pushed into the cars
The Jones brothers We're told the negro
could be delivered to the sheriff OF
Campbell county there, and it was not
necessary to take him to Atlanta This
was acceded to, and the negro was
taken on the train and marched at the
head Of a yelling, shouting crowd OF
800 people to the Jail.
Here they turned him over to Sher-
if Brown, taking receipt for the pris-
oner thus making themselves sure of
the $3.50 reward for the arrest and de-
livery to the sheriff of Campbell coun-
" of one Sam Hose. Word was sent
to Mrs. Crawford at Palmetto that it
was believed Hose was under arrest,
and that her presence was necessary in
Newman to make sure of his identifi-
cation. In some way the news Of the
arrest leaked out and as the town has
been on the alert for nearly two weeks,
the Intelligence spread rapidly. From
every house in the little city came its
occupants. and a good-sized crowd had
soon gathered about the jail.
saleriff Brown was importuned to
give up the prisoner, and finally, to