The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-29

people, started on the road to Pal
metto. A line of buggies and vehicles
of all kinds, their drivers fighting for
position in line, followed the process
sion, at the head of which, closely
guarded, marched the negro. One and a
half miles out of Newman place be-
lieved TO be favorable for the burning
was reached. A 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 70 talk.
He said: II am Sam Hose. killed Al
fred Crawford, but was paid to do it..
Lige Strickland, the negro preacher at
Palmetto, gave me Sig to kill him."
At this roar went from the crowd.
The intelligenceimparted 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 leaf, continued his recital: IL did
not outrage Mrs. Crawford. Somebody
else did that. can identify them. Give
me time for that"
Awful Frenzy of the Mob.
The mob would hear no more. The
clothes were torn from the wretch in
an instant. a heavy chain was pro-
duced and wound around the body of
the terrified negro, clasped by new
lock which dangled at Hoses neck. He
said not word to this proceeding, but
al the sight of three or four knives
flashing IN the hands of several mem
bers of the crowd about him, which
seemed to forecast the terrible ordeal
he was about TO be put to, he sent up a
yell which could be heard for a mile.
Instantly a hand grasping knife shot
out and one of the Negroes ears dropped
INTO n hand ready to receive it, Hose
pleaded pitifully for mercy and begged
his tormentors to let him die. His cries
went unheedcd. The second ear went
the way of the other. Hardly had he
been deprived of his organs of hearing
than his fingers, one by one, were taken
from his hands and passed among the
members of the yelling and now thor
oughly naddencd crowd.
The Torch Applied.
The shrieking negro was quickly de-
prived of other portions of his anat-
omy and the words: Come on with the
OH brought huge can OF kerosene to
the foot of the tree where the negro. his
body covered with blood from head to
foot, was striving and Juggling al his
chains. The can was lifted over the ne
gro mead by three or four men and its
contents poured over him. by this time
good supply of brush, pieces of fence
rail and other tirewood had been placed
about the negro's feet. This pyre was
thoroughly saturated and Il match ap-
Piled. \ flame shot upward and spread
quickly over the pile of wood. AS it
licked the negro's legs he shrieked once
and began Juggling at his chains. As the
flames crept higher and the smoke en-
tered his eyes and mouth Hose nut the
stuinps of his hands to the tree hack of
him, and with terrific plunge for
ward of his body severed the upper por-
ton of the chains which bound him to
the tree. His body. held TO the tree ONLY
as far as the thighs. lunged forward.
thus escaping the flames which roared
and cracked about his feet. One of the
men nearest the burning negro quickly
ran up and. pushing him back. said
Get back into the fire there" and
quickly coupled the .disjainted links OF
the chain
Fight for CHASTITY Relics.
The road for distance of half n mile
on each side of the burning negro was
black with conveyances and WAS simply
impossible. The crowd surrounded the
stake on all sides, but none of those far
Their than 100 feet from the center were |
able to see what was going on. Yell !
utter yell went ND and the progress of |
the flames was communicated to those
IN the rear by shouts from the eve wit
lesses. The torch was applied about |
bali-past two, and at three o'clock the
body of Sam Hose was limp and life
ess, his head hanging to one side. The
body was not cut down. II was cut to
pieces. The crowd fought for places
'bout the smoldering tree and with
,nives secured such bits of his carcass
Is did not fall to pieces. The chain was
evered by hammers. the tree was
tioPIN' bo"is With SutIl pieces OF
he fircwood as had not burned were
,arried away as souvenirs.
Strickland Captured.
Palmetto, Ga, April -, 3 u. m.-Eliiah
trickland, the negro preacher who is
eeused by Sam Hose, the negro burned
o death near Newman, Sunday, of pay
ny Hose Sl2 to murder Farmer Alfred
was captured by mob of
eople from this vicinity three miles out
( town Sunday night. He was brought
0 Palmetto and at midnight was placed
n trial for his life by court composed
{ those who had arrested him.
peeches for and against his character
'ere made. The trial took place in an
pen square in the center of the town.
trickland, the accused, is 60 years of
ge. There was no Judge or jury, the
eople acting in these capacities. Many
illnesses were heard. One, a negro
no lived on Stricl<land's place, tes-
fed to the good character of the min .
ter, but several neighbors gave any
ling but favorable reports. Many
,eeches were made.
At one o'clock n. M. no decision had {
zen arrived at. but it was decided to ,
journ the court to the woods, one mile
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