Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-07
BURNING AT STAKE.
noRH,nLE Deaf" OF N'c""
c,,ut>,L AT NASHVILLE. Ky.
THg TORTURE APPLIED IN BROAD DAY
r0ort NJ Conccatmcnt ON Part Of
,,.os. who InGict the Awful Pun
ishmcnt-Lenders of Mob Well
r.,o,,n aud Prominent citizens.

,.,o,,n aud Prominent citizens.
NASHVILLE. ky. December 6.-Rich-
... coleman (cOlotcO. Che confessed muir
..r of Mrs james Lashbrook, the
,.... .f his employer. cNpiatcd MS crime
DID,. daylight To-day. at tho hands ol
consisting of thousands of citizens,
f.rr.rc az che stake, after suffering
....rilahic torture.
-. Dreadful spectacle occurred ON The
.l ericket-grOunds ON The outskirts
r city.
.va months ago. Richard Coleman.
..t.d employee OF Farmer James
.....k murdered the woman who had
r.. lnuefactor Coleman had been
.. charge of thc house. Mrs. LASH
r.l driven tO MaysVine and re-
I'D ,.r.u Coleman asked her 60 enter
..,.r to look at some work ON which
..r l.en engaged. The negro locked
.r rr the inside Mrs. Lashbrook
. r.emcned and screamed. Cole
...N her on the head. knocking
..,r. but nos stopping her cries lie
..I razor and Cut her throat.
...I up the bleeding body and
.. .r Che bed. lie then left the
- n.t returning heard ner stin groan-
Al tAN AlN SUI NNM AifA
,he head until he was sure
dead. The negro washed the
rs hands and clothing and
u.re Mr. Lashbro0k was at
t lcld. and told him that he
,... ume 20 the house, as some
o.. Ted his wife.
.. until after the officers ar
r.... suspicion was directed against
Do3d-spo;s mad been found
clothing bat he accounted for
,,-. d.. saying that he had been killing
80. THAT night. however, 40 Mays
partial confession was obtained,
.. .r.ure the result If that fact should
...r. uowu. the officers quietly took
ID. .. Covueton. KY. for safe-kceping.
FULL CONFESSION.
l. WAS indicted FOR the murder. Short
Dr. -t-.r his incarceration at COyngton
h. made a complete confession of his
Dne to the jailer. The story OF his
e,.e. Ircudine worse than murder, was
tod without any appearance of feeling
1 Obi, prisoner.
Tile Trial vas set for to-day. Sheriff
ps.rue determined 10 leave Coyington
b. The train. on the Chesapeake and
O..0 road. which started az 1880 o'clock
Wednesday, morning from Cincinnati and
..r night TO prepare 10 return 10 the
...o OF his crime. He was instantly
suekon with fear. and begged piteously
.. ho permitted 20 remain III Coving ON
lutI after his trial. He said he expected
O. die but dreaded the vengeance OF "a
mob When he was haudcuned. ON leaN-
lax The jaH in COyncton. DE was almost
rsralyzed. and had 20 be assisted 10 the
ratrol-wagon On entering the train he
emed unable 10 sit down. until one OF
hoo guards forced him into seat.
10 developed that in the crowd at Cow
lueton. and even on the train. there Were
some Of the relatives Of Mrs. Lashbrook,
ready 10 convey information if any at
Tempt was made 10 secret the prisoner.
Messages were sent here The prisoner,
with his escort. arrived az 1870 o'clock.
sheriff Perrine while en- route for Mays
Vile. had been informed that a mob was
awaiting tho arrival OF the train at the
depot and he hastily prepared for the
swearing in of deputy sherins.
As the train pulled slowly into the
old station the mob formed OLA both
5 fes. in two long. closely-huddled CROWDS.
and armed men stationed themselves
t The platforms OF all the cars and
warmed the frightened passengers TO
remain quiet and not 10 Interfere. The
Sheriff. and his assistants were strongly
.n. and there was some resistance,
4- t.. leaders, of the mob jostled roughly
.rr-. them, and demands We're uttered
t.r tle outer fringcs of the crowd for
rra frI-oner.
OFFICERS ONERPOWERED.
Sheriff PeIriue made a bold movement
all started walking swiftly. bat with
Dill, indication of panic. from the car. A
step behind him followed the officers,
with Coleman in their midst, seeking TO
conceal himself behind the braWny forms
o Ms protectors. AS the officers pro-
O.eItd the numbers of the mob were CON
stantly swelled by new arrivals. and
rough the downtown business streets
They were closely followed. Hundreds OF
tones and other missiles were thrown.
and revolvers and rifles were freely dis
aged. played. The prisoner was fire.
oueutly struck. and he presented fright
iI appearance the blood streaming from
wounds on his face and head At the
courthouse a mob of over 1000 men,
.aded by James LashbrOok the husband,
bad been hastily formed. \ demand for
tle prisoner was made. There was
brief struggle. i'm which weapons were
hastily drawn 10y the officers. and then
tle Sheriff and his assistants We're over
come 10y force of numbers, and the pri-
.oner was secured by the leaders of the
mob.
The prisoner was dragged along 10y
ropes loosely attached TO his body. lie
was the target again of hundreds of mis-
snes and several times Doe sank. half
conscious, to tho ground while the crowd
pressed forward. striking at him with
clubs. sticks and whips until his head
anu h"Nf were scarcely recognizable.