The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-24

Assault, Taken From the Officers
When Captured, Escorted to the
Stake by Croyvo of $500 and
Then Burned After He Had Made
Confession.
NEWMAN, Ca, April BIN the pres
ence of nearly $500 people, who sent aloft
yells of defiance and shouts of joy, Sam
Hose, a negro, who had committed two
of the basest acts known to crime, was
burned at the stake in a spot one and
one-half miles from here this afternoon.
Hose killed Alfred Crawford, a white
farmer, near Palmetto, and assaulted his
wife ten days ago. Since that time busi-
ness in that part of the state has been
suspended, the entire population turning
out in an effort to capture Hose. Gov
Gambler has been asked to send troops
here to preserve order for a day or two,
as it is feared the negroes will wreak
vengeance, many threats to that effect
having been made.
pyre Hose was deprived of his ears and
fingers The negro pleaded pitifully for
his life, while the mutilation was going
on but stood the ordeal of fire with sur
COOL 1t 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 SOU
venirs
The mob was composed of citizens OF
Newman, Griffin, Palmetto and other lit
tle towns in the country round about
Newman, and of all the farmers who had
received word that the burning was to
take place.
Hon. w Y. Atkinson, former governor
turning from church and he appealed to
them to let the law take it's course.
A member of the mob was seen to
draw a revolver and level 1t at Gov. At
pistol taken from him. The mob was
frantic at delays and would hear to
nothing but burning at the stake.
Before being put to death Hose stated
that he had been paid $12 by "Lige"
Strickland, negro preacher at Pal
metto, to kill Crawford. Strickland, the
negro preacher, who Is accused by Sam
Hose, was captured by mob Of people
from this vicinity three miles out of
town tonight. He was brought to Pal
metto and at midnight was placed on
trial for his life by a court composed Of
those who had arrested him.
AT 80 a. m. no decision had been ar
rived at, but it was decided to adjourn
the court to the woods, one mile out of
town, The sober element is making an
effort to save the negros neck and have
adopted the plan of moving a delay to
do it. Strisckoand denies all connection
with the crime. The scene in the woods
where the crime is going on is a weird
one
HOSE IN HIDING.
Hose has been on the farm of Jones
Bros, between Macon and Columbus,
since the day he committed his crime.
His mother is employed on the farm,
and to her little cabin he fled as a safe
refuge. She fed him and cared for him,
but it is not believed that she knew he
was being hunted for by the authori-
ties.
The Jones brothers were not aware Of
he fay 6ox-
not sure that Hose was the much hunted
man. Saturday morning one of the
Jones met Hose, and as he was talking
to him noticed that, while his face was
ebony black, just below the collar of
his shirt the copper color was discerni-
BILE. Satisfied that the negro had black
ened his face to escape detection Jones
became convinced that he was the negro
for whom the authorities, assisted by
bloodhounds, had been securing the coun-
try for ten days, and they determined to
arrest him.
Sunday morning they brought the negro
Into Macon and put him on board a Gen.
trai of Georgia train with the intention
Of bringing him to Atlanta At Griffin
some one recognized Hose and sent word
to Newman, the next station, that the
negro was on the train bound for At
lanta. When Newman was reached q
great crowd surrounded the train and
pushed into the cars. The Jones broth
ers were told that the negro could be de-
livered to the sheriff of Campbell county
there and it was not necessary to take
him to Atlanta. This was acceded to
and the negro was taken off the train
and marched at the head of a yelling,
shouting crowd 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 $25C
reward for the arrest and delivery
to the sheriff of Campbell county OF
one Sam Hose"
DELIVERED TO THE MOB.
Word was sent to Mrs. Crawford al
Palmetto that it was believed Hose was
under arrest and her presence was nec-
essary In Newman to make sure of the
Identification. In some way the news OF
the arrest leaked out and as the town
had been on the alert for nearly two
weeks the intelligence spread rapidly
From every house in the little city came
its occupants, and a good-sized crowd
was soon gathered about the Jail. Sheriff
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