Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-04-27
HOSE HOSE BURNED At TTF|||EE TTF|E SSfIAAKKE. SfAAKKEE
ThE GEORGIA NEGRO ASSASSIN AND
| RAPlSr SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEAvH. :

THE GEORGIA NEGRO ASSASSIN AND
RAPlST SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEAvH.
HR GOES TO DEATH WITHOUT AN 0UTCRY.
The Ears and Fingers Of the Negro We're Cut
Oh--The Account In Detail, b..
NEWMAN, GA, April 23.--In the pres
ence of nearly two thousand persons,
who sent aloft yolls of defiance and
shouts of joy, Sam Hose, q negro, who
committed two of tho basest acts known
to orime, WAS burned at the stake in q
public road one and one-half miles from
hero this afternoon. Before the torch
was applied to tho pyre tho negro was
deprived of his ears, fingers and other
portions Of his anatomy. Tho negro
pleaded pitifully for his life while tho
m4tilHtion was going on, but stood tho
ordeal Of fire with surprising fortitudo
Before the body was cool it was out to
pieces, the bones were crushed into small
bits, and oven tho tree upon which tho
wrotch mot his fate was torn up and dis
posed of as sonyenirs. The negro's
heart was cut In several pieces, as was
also his liver. Those. unable to obtain
these ghastly relics direot paid their
moro fortunate possessors oxtravagant
sums for thom. Small pieces of bono
went for 25 cents and BIZ of tho livor
| orisply cooked sold for 10 cents. Ono of
tho mon who lifted tho can of kerosene
to tho negro's head is said to bo native
| of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
His name is known to those who wero
with him, but they rofuso to divulgo it.
The mob was composed Of oitizens of
Nawn1n Griffin potnro offn on1 <,f1,or
little towns in tho country round about
Newman, and of all tho farmers who had
received word that tho burning was to
taleo place.
The Hon. w. Y. Atkinson, former
| Governor Of Georgia, met tho mob as hc
was returning from church and appealed
to them to lot the law take it's course.
In addressing tho mob ho used these
words: "Somo of you arc known to mo,
and when this affair is finally sottlod in
tho courts you may depend upon it that
l will testify against you" A member
of the mob was seen to draw q revolver
and lovol it at Governor Atkinson, but
his arm was seized and tho pistol takor
from him. Tho mob was frantic at do
lays. and would hear to nothing but
burning at tho stake.
Hose confessed to killing Crawford
but denied that he outraged Mrs. Gran
ford. Before being put to death the nc
gro stated that he had been paid SS22G S22G .,
"Lige" Strickland, q negro preacher al
Palmetto, to kill Crawford. Tonight {
mob of c:tizons is securing tho country
for Strickland, who has loft his homo
and will lynch him if caught.
| Sam Hose killed Alfred Crawford, :
white farmor, near Palmetto, and out
ragged his wife, ton days ago. Since tha
time business in that part of the State
has been suspended, tho entire popula
| tion turning out in an effort to capture
Hose.
Governor Candlor has been asked tt
send troops here to preserve order for {
may wreak vengeance, many threats tt
that effect having boon made.
THE ARREST Of HOSE.
| Hose has beon on tho farm of tho Jones
brothers, between Macon and Columbus
since the day after he committed hi
horrible crimo. His mother is employed
on tho farm, and to her little cabin II,
cared for him, but it is :,ot believed tina
she knew he was being hunted for b,
the authorities. Tho Jones brother
wore not aware of the crimo until a fov
days ago, and were not sure that ho wa
tho much wanted man. Saturday morn
ing one of the Jones boys met Hose ant
as he was talking to him noticed that hi
| BluBcI laCo WIS eDOuy OldCK, Dul JUS
belo " tho collar of his shirt tho coppe
color was discernablo. 1t was oviden
that the negro had blackoned his face
| and tho Jones became convinced that h,
was the negro for whom tho authorities
assisted by bloodhounds, had been scour
ing tho country for ten days, and the.
determined to arrest him. Sunday morn
ing. they brought tho negro into Maco:
and put him aboard tho Central of Geor
| Din train with fho ipfnntinn Of hrin N,
him to Atlanta. At Griffin some on
recognized Hoso and sent word on t,
| Newman, tho next station, that the ncgr,
was on tho the train bound for Atlanta
| Whom Newman was reached grea
crowd surrounded the train and pushet
into tho cars. Tho Jones boys were toll
that the negro could bo delivered to TIN
Sheriff of Campbell county there, ant
that it was not necessary to take him t.
Atlanta. This was acceded to, and th
negro was taken off tho train and march
od at tho head of yolling, shouting
crowd of five hundred people to tho Jail
Hero they turned him over to Sherif
Brown, taking receipt for tho prisoner
| thus making themselves sure of tho $25
reward for the "arrcst and delivery t.
the Sheriff of Campbell county of on
Sam Hose" Word was scnt to Mrs. Gran
ford, at Palmetto, that it was belicvo'
| IIoso was under arrest and that her pres
once was necessary in Newman to max
sure of Identification. In sOmo way til
news of tho arrest leaked out, and az tn
town had been on tho alert for noarl
two weeks the intelligence spread rap
idly. From every house in the little cit
came its occupants, and goOd-siZe
crowd was soon gathered about tho jail
| SURRENDERED TO THE MOB.
Sheriff Brown was importuned to Civ
up the prisoner and finally, in order t
avoid an assault on tho Jail and possible
bloodshed, ho turned the wretch over t
tho waiting crowd. A procession wa
quickly formed and tho doomed nogr
was marched at it's head through sovcra
streets of the town. Soon tho publ
square was reached. Hero former Go,
ernor Atkinson, of Georgia. who lives i
Newman, came hurriedly upon tho seen
and standing up in q buggy impOrtune
tho crowd to lot tho law take it's course
Governor Atkinson said:
"My follow citizens and friends, bt
seech you to let this affair 90 no furth OF
You are hurrying this negro on to deaf
without an indontification. Mrs. Graz
ford, whom he is said to have assaulted
ard whose husband ho is said to hav
killed, is sick in bed and unable to b
hero to say whether this Is her assailan
Let this negro be returned to tho jai
Tho law will take its course, and prom
iso you it will do so quickly and offcc
ually. Do not stain tho honor of tn
State with q crimo such as you arc abou
to perform"
Judge A. ID. Freeman, also of Newman
smoke in n Similar straiu and i'm plorp