The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-24
A AMONSTROUS LYNCHING
Sam Hose Burned at the Stake and
His Body Cut to Pieces.
HE ADMITTED MURDER CHARGE,

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! the Appeal OF Ex-Governor Atkinson
60 Let the Law Take Its Course.
\ Newman, Ca, April 24.-Sam Hose
the murderer of Alfred Crawford and
the ravisher Of his wife, was burned al
the stake two miles from here at 1886
! yesterday afternoon in the presence o.
nearly 1000 people.
Hose had been on the farm OF the
Jones brothers, between Macon and
Columbus, since the day after he COM
mitted the horrible crime. 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
J 1t is not believed that she knew he
was being hunted for by the authori-
ties. The Jones brothers were not
aware of the crime until a few days
ago, and were not sure that Hose was
, the much wanted man. Saturday
morning one of the Jones boys met
Hose, and as he was talking to him
} noticed that his "ginger" face was
ebony black. Just below the collar
OF his shirt the copper color was dis
} cernible. Believing that the negro
had blackened his face to escape de-
lection, Jones became convinced that
he was the negro for whom the au-
thorities, assisted by bloodhounds, had
been securing the country for ten days,
} and determined to arrest him. Sunday
morning the Jones boys brought the
negro into Macon and put him aboard
a Central of Georgia train, with the
intention OF bringing him to Atlanta.
AT Grlf1n some one recognized Hosa.
and sent word to Newman, the next
station, that the negro was on the
train bound for Atlanta When New
nan was reached a great crowd sur
rounded 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
1t was not necessary to take him to At
lanta. This was acceded to, and the
negro was taken off the train and
marched at the head of yelling. shout
ing mob 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 for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff OF Campbell county of one
Sam Hose"
Word was sent to Mrs. Crawford. az
Palmetto, that it was believed Hose
was under arrest and that her presence
was necessary in Newman to make
sure of his Identification. 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 it's occupants. and
a good sized crowd was soon gathered
about the jail. Sheriff Brown was
importuned to give up the prisoner,
and finally, in order to avoid an as
sault on the Jail and possible blood
shed, he turned the wretch over to the
waiting crowd. A procession was
quickly formed and the doomed negro
was marched at its head through sew
eral streets of the town. Soon the
public square was reached Here
former Governor Atkinson, of Georgia.
who lives in Newman, came hurriedly
upon the scene, and standing up in a
buggy begged the crowd to let the law
take its course. Judge A. d. Freeman,
also of Newman, spoke in a similar
strain. Ex-Governor Atkinson said in
! concluding: @Some of you are known
to me, and when this affair is finally
settled in the courts you may depend
upon 1t that / will testify against you"
The assemblage heard the words
OF the two speakers in silence, but the
| instant their voices had died away
| shouts of "On to Palmetto. Burn him.
| Think Of his crime!" arose, and the
march was resumed.
Mrs. Cranfords mother and sister
are residents of Newman. The mob
was headed in the direction of their
house, and in short time reached the
| McElroy home. The negro was march
ed in the gate, and Mrs. McElroy was
called to the front door. She immedi-
ately identified the negro, and her ver-
dict was agreed to by her daughter,
who had often seen Hose about the
Crawford place
"To the stake" was again the cry.
! and several men wanted to burn him
in Mrs. McElroy's yard. To this she
| objected strenuously, and the mob,
complying with her wish, started for
Palmetto. Just as they were leaving
Newman news was brought that the
o'clock train from Atlanta would bring
1000 people from Atlanta. This was
taken to be a regiment Of soldiers,
and the mob decided to burn the pris-
oner at the first favorable place rather
than be compelled to shoot him when
the militia put in an appearance.
Leaving the little town whose Sun
day quiet had been so rudely dis
turbed the mob which now numbered
nearly 1900 people, started on the |
road to Palmetto. A line of buggies |
and vehicles of all kinds, their drivers |
fighting for position in line, followed |
the procession, at the head of which |
closely guarded, marched the negro
One and a half miles out Of New |
nan, little to the side Of the road |
was strong pine tree. 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. I killed Alfred
Crawford, but was paid to do 1t. Lige
Strickland, the negro preacher at Pal
metto, gave me $12 to kill him"
At this roar went up from the
crowd. The intelligence impaired by
the wretch was spread among them.
LET him go on; tell all you know
about it," came from the crowd. The
negro, shivering like a leaf, continued
his recital.
81 did not outrage Mrs. Crawford.
Somebody else did that. l can identify
them. Give me time for that"
The mob would hear no more. The
clothes were torn from the wretch in
an instant. A heavy chain was Dro-