Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-25
MOB LAW IN GEORGIA
,vo HORRIBLE LlNCmNGs FOR
THE CRAWFORD CRIMES.
SAM HOSE BURNED At The STAKE.
negro Preacher Implicated by
Hose in the Crawford Murder HING
cd-Both Victims Mutiiated Hetorc
meath Ends Their Suncrings.


NEWMAN. GA. April 2.-Sam Hose,
,s, ro-ro murderer and assailant Of Mr.
.rt NIs. CRAWFORD, was burned at the
STAKE ia the presence OF 200 people, near
,... town yesterday afternoon. Before his
l.h Hoses body was mutlated with
lr,ls and the torture endured for half
.oboa. When the flames had ended his
,arae. the mob cut the remains Of the
iy .a.o small fragments.
Hose made partial confession, ac-
Nra.odsng that he killed Mr.. Crawford
oil. said that the murder had been insti-
a... by colored preacher. who had
l.l him $2 TO commit It, 4 mob Is
sscA.ns for this preacher. whose name is
L-e strickland, with the intention OF
i.r0lng him. Governor Gambler has been
asked 20 send troops here to preserve
oaer' ass tho negroes have threatened re-
tHaton.
Hose had been on the farm OF the Jones
iathefs. between Macon and Columbus.
since the day after he committed his
c-mc. His mother is employed on the
farm. and TO her little cabin he fed as a
safe refuge. She fed him and cared for
him. but it is not believed that she knew
DO WAS bcir,. t,.r.,.,
"'''''u iOi ~ the aulhorl-
Ties. The Jones brothers were not aware
OF the crime until few days ago. and
We're not sure that Hose was the much
wanted man.
Saturday morning one OF the Jones boys
met Hose and as he was talking 10 him
noticed that his ginger face was ebony |
black lust bclou, ,b. COLLAR of his shirt
the conner color y,as discerulble. Beliey- |
i,e. ~ TO-. bal i..,cl.,,ad bis facc q, !
i-'' ''
escape detection. Jones became convinced |
that he was the negro for whom the au- |
b. ,,,,
l"uIili's d-7i9l," "' Di"""Io"hus' hdd |
been securing the country for ten days.
,,f determined to arrest him, N-oct,.,l.. /
''''''. SUI u"'
I""iiiHt i"e '""ta D"|s Drought The negro |
into Macon and put him aboasrd "a Con,
,r.r p.ilro,4 .r ,,.,...t. ...t. -,
7'" ""i"' with the
intention of taking him 90 Atlanta
AZ Griffin some one rocognizo5 1roeo
srd ...rt ,,,..l 80. So. ~ '''@1N i4oS'
-, t ~ ''''"' the HtAl hid-
~ '.."l que negro was on the train /
u''hl Tor Atlanta When Newman was
chc4 great crowd surrounded the
flIiu and pushed into the cars ,rb, ro,.
lrothers ,rcr. t,fl tt.+ tt III,
b. delivered to me stnr,e, 80 r., $50 'ouIu
49, 5''' ,,i-,''I i "a '""tld couh-
go '''l'' a"u ihat IL was not ne
'''H'tIy 10 take MIN 10 Atlanta. This was
..leGcd o.. and the negro was taken off
f.e train and marched at tb. b.,4 &c , /
yelling. shouting crowd NJ -ro 1870
-Ia f7u Uere tb.,. -, i'.'l'1 ~
-tarifr fr.,. ''t '''N MN over 10
wa TAXING receipt Tor. the
i.''".'t t""r making themselves sure
"f tle 500 reward for the arrest and
delivery 90 the Sheriff of Cowet9 county
0r one sam Hose"
,....
-' i''' Ni'A-Nf Oi'D NOIlFIED.
III "'d was sent TO Mrs. Crawford at PAL
l.'." I1at 10 was believed her assailaut
".- under arrest, ana that her presence
N stry in Newman TO make sure
.- IdrniucdtOn. I'm some way the
lht arrest leaked out and as
' hdd been on the alert for nearly
'"' As me intelligence spread rapid
d. n every house i'm the little city
"es soon gathered about the Jail.
,. , ., We ',ipor luhed 10 give
- anu HIihl' IN orqer 10
...I f..l.I''' -" ,me Jali ana pos
.,.r D.. ,t.. ,. iti,,,, ,,'' me" 'ne WIeicn
ISL. a,f.iI,. f ,r,o oi""4g "A procession
rr.,..i- t, i"V 49, a''u ,He h'sIo was
sfr..f. of fla. to,,., 60 49, /
s.Yn.-. Was rN,cb'd 1i -" e, -, PuDnc
A-E.r..r az c.ot,i, N ii ~ Wv ~ ~ I.oi
i.. me hurriedly upon the scene, ana
s....5 Up ln bussy; mportuned the
.ll- rauov.-Ci,i,'t" ~ f CI9ui se.
OIL. .x-Governor 81 1c.',b ~, S1 az
f... 4fair ca no f,,rtber Vn, '' -, ,V .,'
.r. tbis NEGRO ON In dom ,.iti,.-',t ~,
.tffcation Nrre Cr,rf-,l - ia
..td IN ba,e ase,,,it'5 O, W I'm Ie
I.-i.nd he il aid ,n - ''i i.,i, " nos
81. Inn nod and ,~aile ~ lev -, -
thor mis- is he~ aeeafl1,,t ~ ~
..ro be- returned to i,fI Tho i1.r VII
,.I,e it's course. ana promise Won n viii
. So ouicEiv and effecfiiall,. "a AZ ~ W. W. ]
Stain me honor 0f Inc state Win a. rim I1o'
such as YOU are about To- pcrform -
Iudc. A. j.. Freeman. also o. Newman. ,
spoke In similar strain. and pravcd tbe =
mob t0 return the prisoner I'd fine cilstod, y
o. thD Sheriff and go houl, I
Th. a-..lrflqa. f.9rd IA. yvor1e cf tho =
two speakers Boo silence. but tn instant y
thtr voices had ciod away. shouts of a
%. io lalmetto.' 'Burn HIM" 81 hink q
o. Nla CRIME. arose, and the march was q
ii
MIiS. NJ ElEDN IDENTIFIES HIM. =
Airs. Clauf0rd's mother and sivf.~ arc
residents OF Newman The mob was
headed iu the direction of their no.-o Y
aua u short time reached The Mclfuov ~
h0m. The negro WAS marched I'm - +
tht r.f. and Mrs AfcEirov WAS oollai a
identified fba nooro and L,y ,..,-'l.. ~ u
aeItta fa lv ber 6atIght.r 4 =,
often s.rn Hose qb.ut ~. ,. 80 / -
piacD ~
"Io t.,. stalker was AGAIN tb.. ,,.,. ,,.7 ~
several mon wanted to burn tl 80, - i n
Mrs M.Erov's ward. no ffI. .b. -i,ilt III
cd sticnuously. and thc mob cornni,io., -