The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26
A BRUTE BURNED.
A Horrible Crime and its Horrible
Sequel In Georgia.

A Horrible Crime and its Horrible
Sequel In Georgia.
NEWMAN, GA, April 23.-In the pres
ence Of nearly two thousand persons,
! who sent aloft yells of defiance and
shouts of Joy, Sam Hose, negro, who
committed two of the basest acts known
to crime, was burned at the stake in a
public road one and one-half miles
from here this afternoon. Before the
torch was applied to the pyre the negro
was deprived OF his ears, fingers and
other portions of his anatomy The
negro pleaded pitifully for his life
while the mutilation was going on, but
stood the ordeal of fire with surprising
fortitude. Before the body was cool it
was cut to pieces, the bones were
crushed into small bits and even the
tree upon which the wretch met his
fate was torn up and disposed OF as
souvenirs. The negro's heart was cut
in several pieces, as was also his liver.
Those unable to obtain these ghastly
relics direct paid their more fortunate
possessors extravagant sums for them.
Small pieces of bone went for % cents
and q bit Of the liver crisply cooked
sold for 10 cents. One Of the men who
lifted the can OF Kerosene to the negro's
head is said to be q native OF the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania. His name
is known to those who were with him,
but they refuse to divulge 1T. The
mob was composed Of citizens OF New
man, Griffin, Palmetto and other little
towns in the country round about
Newman, and of all the farmers who
had received word that the burning
was to take place.
The Hon. W. Atkinson, former
Governor of Georgia, met the mob as
he was returning from church and ap-
pealed to them to let the law take its
course. In addressing the mob he used
these words: "SOme OF you are known
to me, and when this affair is finally
settled in the Courts you may depend
upon it that I will testify against you."
A member OF the mob was seen to draw
revolver and level it at Governor At
kinson, but his arm was. seized and the
pistol taken from him. The mob was
frantic at delays, and would hear to
nothing but burning at the stake.
Hose confessed to killing Crawford,
but denied that he outraged Mrs.
Crawford. Before being put to death
the negro stated that he had been paid
S12 by "Lige'' Strickland, negro
preacher at Palmetto, to kill Crawford.
Tonight mob OF citizens is securing
the country for Strickland, who has.
left his home, and will lynch him II
caught.
Sam Hose, killed Alfred Crawford, a
white farmer. near Palmetto, and out
ragged his wife, ten days ago. Since
that time business in that part OF the
State has been suspended, the entire
population turning out in an effort to
capture Hose.
Governor Gambler has been asked to
send troops here to preserve order for
day or two, as it is feared the negroes
may wreak vengeance, many threats to
that effect having been made.
GONERNOR GAMBLERS POSITION.
Tonight Governor Gambler gave the
Associated Press the following state
ment On the burning Of Sam Hose, near
Newman:
"The whole thing is deplorable, and
Hoses crime, the h0rrid details OF
which have not been published, and
are too horrible for publication, is the
most diabolical in the annals of crime.
The negroes of that community lost
the best opportunity they Will ever
have to elevate themselves in the estl-
nation Of their white neighbors. The
diabOlical nature Of the double crime
was known to every one OF them; the
perpetrator was we'll known and they
owed it to their race to exhaust every
means Of bringing Hose to justice.
This course would have done more to
elevate them in the estimation Of good
people, and to protect theirrace against
the mob, than all the rewards and pro-
clamatiOns of all the Governors for the
next fifty years. But they lost the op-
pOrtunity, and it is deplOrable fact
that while scores of intelligent negroes,
leaders Of their race, have talked to me
about the Palmetto lynclIing, not one
of them has ever, in the remOtest way,
alluded to the burning Of Palmetto,
which provoked the lynching, nor to
the diabOlical crime OF Hose. i do not
believe these men sympathize with
Hose or the Palmetto incendiaries, but
they are blinded by race prejudice,
and can see but one side of the ques-
ton. This is unfortunate. They must
learn to look at both sides. !! want t2
protect them in every legal right, and
against mob violence and | stand ready
to employ every resource OF the State
in doing so, but they must realize that
in order to merit and receive the pro-
lection of the community they must
show willingness to at least aid in pro-
tecting the community against the law
less element of their own race. The
good and law-abiding negroes must
Separate themselves from the lawless
and criminal element. They must de-
nounce crime and aid in bringing
criminals to justice, whether they be
black or white. In this way they can
do more to protect themselves than all
the Courts and juries in the State can
do for them. 10 secure protection
against lawless whites they must show
disposition to protect the white peo-
ple against lawless blacks"
REMEMBER TIE FACTS.
The Constitution will say to-morrow:
The terrible expiation which Sam Hose
was forced to pay for his crime will
arouse flood Of discussion, carried on
by those who know the facts OH the
one side, and by those who do not care
for + hp facts On tha other