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GEORGIA MURDER.


Awful Crime and It's Awful Conse-
quences Negro Makes Assault
Horrible Vengeance of the Whites.
The State.
Newman. Ca, April BIN the presence OF
nearly 1000 people who sent alott yells OF de'
fiance and shouts of Joy, Sam Hose. negro
Who committed two Of the basest acts known
to crime, was burned at the stake IN puolle
road one and one-half miles from here this al
ternoon. Before the torch was 81 appIiea % 10 fne Sn
gers and other portions OF bis anatomy: Inc
negro pleaded pitifully for his life while the
muLilation was going on. out stoou Ghe olueaI
of fire with surprising fortitude. BEFORE tne
body was cool II was cut TO pieces, the bones
we're crushed into small bits and even Inc
tree upon which the wretch met his tate, was
torn up and disposed OF as souvenirs. Inc
negro's heart was cut IN several pieces, az mss
ghastly relics direct. paid their more iortu'
nate possessors e1travagant sums ior tnem
Small pieces of bone went for 25 cents, and
cents, One of the men who lifted the can OF
kerosene 10 the negro's head Is said TO DE
native Of the commonwealth OF PennsyIVa.
MIA. His name IL known TO those who were
with him, but they refuse to d1vulge IT, IDe
mob was composed Of citizens OF Newman,
Griffin, Palmetto apd other little towns IN
the country round about Newman, ana OF al
the farmers who had received word that the
burn ing was to take place.
Hon. w. Y. Atkinson, former governor OF
Georgia. met the mob as he was returning
from church and appealed to them 10 let the
law take its course. In addressing the MOP
known to me and when this affair Is finally
settled In the courts, you may depend upon 1t
that will testify against you." a member
Of the mob was seen to draw revolver ano
b
was seized anu the pistol taken from him.
The mob was frantic at delays and would
hear to nothing but burning at the stake.
Hose confessed 10 killing Crawford, but de-
tore being put to death the negro stated that
he had been paid Sl2 by "Lige" Strick land,
negro preacher at Palmetto, to Kill Cranford
Tonight mob Of ci,izeps is SECURING sc, rin the
country for Strickland, who has left his home
and will be lynched II caught.
Sam Hose killed Alfred Gran ford, white
farmer near Palmetto and outraged MS Wlie,
ten days ago; Since that time ousl1ess IN IN
that part OF the State has been suspended, the
entire population turning out in an effort 10
Governor Gambler has been asked to send
troops here 10 preserve order lor % Gay Or v Two,
geance. many threats TO ths' enect having
been made.
THE DETAILED STORY.
Hose has been on the farm of the Jones
brothers, between Macon and Columbus.
since the day after he committed bis horrible
crime. His mother is employed on the farm,
and to her little cabin he fed as safe refuge.
She fed him and cared for him, but 1t Is not
believed that she knew he was beihg hunted
for by the authorities The Jones brothers
were not aware Of the crime until few days
ago, and were not sure that he was the much
wanted man. Saturday morning one OF the
Jones boys met Hose and he was talking to
him when he noticed that bis "ginger' face
was ebony black, but just below the collar OF
his shirt the copper color was dlscernioIe.
Con vinced that the negro mad blacKened MS
face TO escape detection, Jones became con.
vinced that he was the negro for whom the
assisted by bloodhounds. had
been securing the country for ten days, and
they determined to arrest him. Sunday
morning they brought the negro into Macon
and put him aboard Central OF Georgia
train with the intention OF bringing him TO
Atlanta. At Griffin some one recognized
Hose and sent word on to Newman, the next
station, that the negro was on the train
bound for Atlanta. When Newman was
reached great crowd surrounded the train
and pushed into the cars. The Jones boys
were told that the negro could be delivered TO
the Sheriff OF Campbell county and that It
was not necessary to take him TO Atlanta.
This was acceded to and the negro was taken
of the train and marched at the head OF q
yelling shouting crowd o. 0oC peope n sSer 70 In
Brown, taking receipt for the prisoner. thus
mating Themselves sure OF the 81, ,250 reward
for the "arrest and delivery to the Sherif OF
Campbell county, OF one sam HOSE: wore
was believed Hose was under arrest and her
presence was necessary in Newman to make
sure of the Identification. In some way the
news of the arrest leaked OUT: ana as ,, Ine
weeks, the intelligence spread rapidly: from
every house In the little city came It's occu-
pants, and a good sized crowd was soon gath'
cred about the jail. Sheriff Brown was i'm
oortune ed TO give up the prisoner, and, finally,
In order 10 avoid an assault on the jail and
possible bloodshed. he turned the wretch over
10 the waiting crowd. A procession was
marched at It's head through several streetsof
the town. Soon the public square was reach
AN APPEAL MADE.
Here they formed and Ex-Gov. Atki kinson, OF
Georgia, who lives In Newman came hurried
" upon the scene, and, standing up In bug bug,
gy, importuned the crowd TO let the law taRe
lis course. Governor Atkinson said:
"My fellow citizens and friends: beseech
you to let this affair 20 no further. You are
this negro on to death Wilhout an
said TO have assaulted and whose husband he
Is said TO have killed, is sick In bed and una
BILE to be here to say whether .thls is ner an
sailant. Let this negro be returned 10 tne
jail. The law will take Its course and prom
ise you It Will do 80 quickly and effectively.
Do not stain toe honor OF the State with
crime such as you are about to perform
Judge A. d. Freeman, also or Newman,
spoke in a similar strain and implored the
mob 10 return the prisoner to the CUSTODY OF
the Sheriff and so home. The assemblage
heard the words Of the two speakers IN 81;
lence, but the instant their voices naa :, @ oiea
away. shouts of "On to Palmetto" burn
him" "Think of his crime" arose. ana tne
march was resumed.
IDENTIFIED.
Mrs. Cranford's mother and sister are resi-
dents of Newman. The mob was headea IN
the direction OF their house and IN q snort
lime reached the McElroy home. The negro
was marched in the gate and Mrs. McElroy
called 10 the front door. She ldentined tne
African, and her verdict was agreed 10 oy ne.
daughter. who had often seen Hose around
the Crawford place. ITO the stake' was again
the cry, and several men wanted TO burn MIN
in Mrs, McElroy's yard, To this enc ooJeciea
strenuously, and the mob, complying VIII
her wish, started for Palmetto.
lust as they were leaving Newman Wora
was brought that the o'clock train rom Az
Ianta was bringing oO people 10 df Ia1Hi mdI;e
and the mob decided to burn the prisoner at
the first favorable place rather than BIZ COM
nailed To shoot him when the militia put into
sight. ,od
been 30 rHdely disturbed, the mob, which now
numbered nearly 1850 people. started on tne
road 10 Palmetto In q line Of buggies and ye-
hicles of all kinds. their drivers hghting lot
position in line, following the procession 81
the head of which, closely guarded, marched
the negro.
CONFESSED THE CRIME.
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