Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-24
NEGRO BURNED
BY cEoRcIANs.
His Ears and Fingers Were Cut
OF First Of All.
"ro THE sTAKEw THE CRY.
victim Confessed 60 Murder. but Dee
MED other Crime - BODY Cus 60
Pieces and Made souvcnicrs Of

Newman. Ca. April ?3.-In the pres
encc Of nearly 1900 people. who sent
aloft yclis OF defiance and shouts OF
10Y, Sam Hose. negro who committed
two Of the bascst acts known In the
history OF crime. was burned at the
stake In n public road one and half
miles from here this afternoon. Before
the torch was applied To the pyrc. the
negro was deprived OF his ears. fingers.
and other portions OF his anatomy. He
pleaded pitifuily for his life while tho
muiIlation was going on. but stood the
ordeal OF IRE with surprising fortu,ude.
Before the body was cool II was cut
to pieces. the bones were crushed into
small hts and even the tree upon which
the wretch met his fate was torn up
and disposed Of MS souvenirs.
The negro was cut into several pieces.
ns was alto his liver. Those unable to
obtain the CHASTITY relies direct. paid
the more fortunate posHcssors cxtrav-
agant sums for them. Small pieces Of
bone went at 25 cents. and u bit OF the
liver, Cfinpiy tooktu. SOU iot Az eeheh'
CORY SOUVENIRS.
An soon ~ the negro was seen TO be
dead. therc was n tremendous struggle
among the crowd which witnessed his
tragic death to secure the souvcnirH.
a rush was made for the stake ana
those near the body were forced against
II and had to fight for their freedom.
Knives wcrc quickly produced and tho
ls..Ass "A ful l4F
tho men who lifted the Kerosene to the
ncgro'n head IN said to be "a native OF
tho commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
HIS nam. ~ known 60 those who were
with hun. but they refuse TO divulgc u.
The mob was composed of citizens OF
Newman. Griffin. Palmetto and other
little towns In the country around New
man.
Hon. y. W. Atkinson. former govern
or. met the mob NJ he was returning
from church and appealed TO them TO
let the law take its course. In ad-
Some OF you are known to me. and
when this AFFAIR In finally settled In the
courts. You may depend upon II that i
will testify against you"
A member of thc mob was seen TO
draw a revolver and level u ut Cow
crnor Atkinson. hut his arm was seized
and the pistol taken from him. The
mob wna frantic ut delays and would
harken to nothing bu, burning at the
stake. -
Hose confessed to killing Crnnford.
hut denied that he Ind outraged Mrs.
CRAWFORD. Before being pu. to death.
the negro stated that he had been paid
81. by Llgc Strickland. negro preach
cr mt Palmetto. To Kill Crawford. To-
night a mob OF citizens II securing the
country for strickland. who has len
his home.
sam Hose killed Alfred CRAWFORD. n
white farmer. near Palmetto. and out
RACED his VIII. ten days ago. Since that
time business In that part o. the state
has h-.h Suspended. the entire popula-
tlon turning out In an EFFORT TO capture
Hose. He successfully ciuded pursuit
uftii discovered near Macon.
Governor Gambler has been asked TO
ttnd troops here TO preserve order for
day or two. aa II IL feared the ne
Eroea may wrenk vengeance. many
thrats % that effect having been made.
Hose has been on the farm % Jones
hroth,is, between Macon and colum.
bus since the day after he committed
his horrible crime. His mother II cm-
played on tho farm. and he He'd TO her
eabli for refuge.
THE CAPTURE.
The Jones brothers were not aware
OF the crime until "a few days ago. and
wanted man SATURDAY morning one OF
The Jones boys met Hose and. ns he
was TALKING 10 him. Noticed that his
,ir,,.r s."n 49, a,on, hiacL e,.n-
WINGED thar the negro had piackened
his faee To- eaenp. detection and that ho
was IN. man fnr whom Tho authorlties.
nssIst.d Nv bloodhounda. hnd b.en
Tcourine the country. they determined
10 arr.st him
This marninr IN =. brought tho negro
into Macon and mn MIN aboacl tho
train with Inc Intention of brInrIns
him Ia Atinnta Al damn anne an.
recognized Uorc and sent ward 10 New.
man The next station. thnt Hose wna
an the train
crc,,1 s,,r,o,,n1,a ,ha ,ra,, an, ,,,,h,'S
into The earN. The Jones brothsrs We're
told TINT the negro could he delivered
10 the eherln Of Campbell county there
and thaf A was moi necessary 10 tnkc
him To- Atlanta This waa n.eedei 10
and no was Taken an The train and
marched nj the head on N Yelling. shout-
ing crowd ~ sOo neonie ia the iali. Her,
they turned him over 10 sherlff I,rovn
taking |. r.ecint Tor tho nrisnner nm.
making th.mssIyes at,re ~ the SEQ re-
ward offered for his arrest.
Palmetto to come 10 Newman. to make
he pa,r w.. '", rn, .al a" non ,, WY
snrasg ,. ,i,i, 49,, na,,. ~.
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