The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-06
NEGRO BURNED
AT THE STAKE
Taken From SherlffS Posse at
MaySdIIa, Kentucky.
he MURDERED MRS. LASHBROOK
Mob Was Led BY The Husband Of The
Woman Who Died al The NegrO'S Hands.
THE WRETCHS EYES GoUGED OUT.
Than lhs Trrh Was Applied and The Murderer
Vas fOa,isd 10 Daah-kCb MAZE no
Attempt at tOacsa,m'nt
THE wUETcHS EYES GOUGED OUT.

Maysyile. Ky. Dec 6.-Dick Cole
man. the negro murderer of Mrs Lash
brook. was taken from the officers by a
mob of 1000 men today and burned at
the stake. The mob led by the husband
of The negro's victim, dragged the
shrieklns criminal through the princi-
nal streets OF the town, bound him to a
small tree. set fire To the brush and
stood guard until he was dead.
Coleman arrived at 1920 this morning
under a special guard OF deputies
sworn i'm by the sheriff. When they ar
rived at The court house they were
met by a mob Of fully 1000 people.
headed By James Lashbrook, the hus-
band OF the murdered woman. The Of
fcers were compelled to deliver their
prisoner and the mob went immediate-
IN up Second street, through the CEN
ual portion 0f the city followed by
fully five thousand citizens No attempt
AT disguise was made by the members
of the mob fhey worked in grim ST.
lence. scarcely word beng spoken. a
dozen men draeg Coleman from the
grasp OF his guards ana throwing a
rope over his head dragged him
through the streets.
The negro shrieked constantly for
mercy pleading fr his life at every
step. The mob carried Coleman To "A
small hollow near the railroad. where
they bound him tigntly TO a young sap
ling. Then they neaped a huge pile uf
brushwood and timber around him. and
ttrrt 7 ti--4ll++--
cries tor help Some one cut cut his
eyes ana in a moment his head rolled
around ana he was bell we'd to be dead.
\ dozen torches were applied simultan-
eously and huge tongues of flames
swept up and around the sens less
! body. As tho flames burst forth the
/ immense crpWd broke into ch ers which
! continued as long as the are burned a.
| Before the roasting began Coleman
was almost dead The rope had torn
| and lacerated his neck and his face was
| terribly beaten mp. Coleman has been
! kept In iaid at C0vington since his ar
| rest because OF his fear of mob vio-
/ lence at Maysville. His trial was to be-
! gin az MaysYille to-day aud Judge
! Harbeson had ordered that ne be
| brought 60 Maysvillc Tuesday night a
/ telegram. however, from Maysville
| caused the sheriff TO delay starting un-
| til this mOrninr Coleman was in NOR
| tai terror when he was hanGclffed to-
I day to be placed IN the train He beg
| ged pite0usiy 20 be allowed 20 stay i'm
Covington until after his trial was
| ended
The crime for which Coleman was
! burned WAS the murder OF Mrs. James
Lashbrook by whom he was employed,
She was entced by him 10 enter a shet
! whore he Knocked her down and as
! saulted her. The blow was struck with
an oak stavc. II was nHt effective. an !
Coleman, amid her cries fur mercy.
went to the house, procuring a razor.
cut her throat He was arrested an /
removed TO CovingtOn to escape mob
| violence.
~ the Covington jail Coleman made
a full confession which left no shadow
| of doubt of his guilt