The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-24

thorities, assisted by bloodhounds. had
been securing the country and he de-
termined to arrest him.
This morning they brought the negro
into Macon and put him aboard the
train with the intention of bringing him
to Atlanta.
At Griffin some one recognized Hose
and sent word to Newman. the next sta
ton, that Hose was on the train.
When Newman was reached great
crowd surrounded the train and pushed
into the cars The Jones brothers were
told that the negro could be delivered
to the sheriff of Campbell county there
and that it was not necessary to take
him to Atlanta. This was acceded to
and he was taken off the train and
marched at the head of a yelling, shout
ing crowd of 500 people to the jail. Here
they turned him over to Sheriff Brown,
taking a receipt for the prisoner, thus
making themselves sure of the $3.50 re-
ward offered for his arrest.
Word was sent to Mrs. Crawford of
Palmetto to come to Newman to make
sure of the Identification. In some way
the negros arrest leaked out and spread
rapidly. From every house in the vii
lage came its occupants and good
crowd was gathered about the jail.
Sheriff Brown was importuned to give
up the prisoner, and finally turned the
wretch over W lIe NdlllIlS tio"o.
Atkinson Pleads.
A procession formed quickly and
Hose was marched at its head to the
public square. Here former Governor
Atkinson of Georgia, who lives in New
nan, came hurriedy on the scene and,
standing in a buggy, importuned the
crowd to let the law take its course.
THE law will take its coure,' said
he, "and l promise you it will do so
quickly and effectively; do not strain
the honor of the state by such fear
full crime
Other citizens spoke in the same
strain. The assemblage heard the ap-
peals in silence, but the instant their
voices died out, "On to Palmetto; burn
him." was heard on all sides.
Mrs. Cranford's mother and sisters
are residents of Newman. The crowd
headed in the direction of their house.
The negro was marched in the gate
and Mrs Elroy was called to the front
door. She at once identified Hose, and
her verdict was agreed to by her
daughter.
ITO the stake" was again the cry.
Several men wanted to burn him in
Mrs. Elroy's yard. To this she object
ed strenuously and the mob, comply
ing with her wishes, started for Pal
metto.
word was brought that the / o'clock
train from Atlanta was bringing people
to Palmetto. This was thought to be
a regiment of militia, and the mob at
once decided to burn the prisoner at
| the first favorable place rather than
be compelled to shoot him when the
| militia put in an appearance.
| The crowd, now numbering nearly
| 1,500 people. hurried along the roadway
| A line of buggies and vehicles of all
| kinds. their drivers fighting for posi-
tions in line, followed the procession, at
the head of which, closely guarded
marched the negro.
| One and half miles out of Newman
halt was made. A little to the side
of road was strong pine tree, anG
up to this the negro was marched, his
back placed to the tree and his face
to the crowd. which jostled closely
about him. Here for the first time he
was allowed to talk. He said:
Il am Sam Hose. l killed Alfred
| Crawford. but I was paid to do it
Lige Strickland, the negro preacher al
Palmetto. gave me $12 to kill him.
At this a cry went from the mob
The intelligence impaired by Hose wa!
| spread among them.
Let him go on. Tell all you know
about it," came from the mob.
The negro, shivering like a leaf, con
tinued his recital Il did not outrage
Mrs. Crawford Somebody else die
that l can identify them. Give MI
time for that
The mob would hear no more. Tht
clothes We're torn fom the wretch il
| an instant. A heavy chain was pro
duced and wound around the naked
body of the terrified negro and clasp
ed by lock at his neck. He said no
| a ward at this proceeding, but a mo
! 1,ta 1,n 10Th Of 1o1 19on
knives flashing in the hands of mem
bers of the mob, he sent up blood
curdling yell
| Barbarous MutiIation.
In another moment a hand graspin
| a knife shot out and one of the ne
gro's ears dropped into the hand o
another. Hose pleaded for mercy an
begged his tormentors to kill hin
quickly. His cries went unheeded. Hi
| other ear was cut off with barbarou
frenzy. Then his fingers, one by one
We're severed from his hands and pass
ed among the members of the yellin
and now thoroughly maddened crowG
The shrieking negro was quickly de
prved of other portions of his anat
omy.
Come on with the OIL now erie
some one, and almost instantly hug
can of kerosene was produced and plac
! tu dl the lopl VI the Tree. WHERE Ill
negro, his body covered with bloc
from head to foot, was struggling wit
his chains. The kerosene was lifte
over the negros head by three or fou
men and it's contents poured over hin
BY this time a good supply of brush
pieces of fence rail and other fire WOO
had been placed about the negro
feet.
This was thoroughly saturated and
match applied. A flame shot upwar
and spread quickly over the pile {
wood AS it licked the negros legs h
shrieked once and then began tuggin
at his chains. AS the flames creI
higher and the smoke entered his eye
and mouth, he put the stumps of hi
hands to the tree back of him and wit
a terrific plunge severed the upper POI
tion of.the chains which bound him t
the tree. His body, held to the tire
only as far as the thighs, lunged fOl
ward, thus escaping the flames, whic
roared and cracked about his feet. On
of the men nearest the burning negr
quickly ran up and, pushing him bac