El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-17
GreWSOme Work
Of Judge Lynch
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Two wagon loads of hay with which
to burn Porter have reached the exc
cution grounds The burning Will oc'
cur at $50. when the crowd from
Hugo. the county seat. arrives.
LIMON, Colo. Nov. 16-5: 80 p. m.-
IL was decided to burn Porter at the
stake in Difference to the wishes of r
w. Frost. father of the murdered girl
He has just kindled the fire that
will consume the negro.
He was not mutilated-
Porter was taken to the scene of the
crime where he was burned
A crowd of orderly men and women
to the number of half a thousand
were waiting for two hundred Hugo
people to arrive before the ceremony
begun.
On passing a freight train. the crew
stood up on the cars and cheered as
crowd passed. A handcar run down
with 20 section men who knocked on
work to see the fun, as one OF them
expressed it, as all started on run
for the spot where the crowd sur
round the negro. The place OF exc
cution is about two hundred yards
north of the railroad tracks. The
stake has been driven in the exact
spot where the murdered Louise Frost
was found. Wood has not yet arrived
but weeds and brush are being clear
ed out of the way so that all may W.T.
ness the horrible sight in store for
the murderer. The fire was kindled
at $50.
The Lynching.
LIMON. Colo. Nov. Night
Preston Porter's cries have died away
in flames.
His sufferings were horribleand once
ha
stake and fell over.
The committee in charge pied more
fire on his body.
He pleaded pitifully to the last to
be shot and put out of his misery.
The spot where he was chained to
railroad rail was only fifteen feet from
the spot where he murdered little
Louise Frost
T.. w. Frost. who witnessed the
burning. said he did not want the ne
gro to be burned on the exact spot
Frost applied the match himself to
the kindIing and in doing so said:
II apply this match without tremor
Won gentlemen can do the rest
During all the arrangements for the
burning Porter looked in a way that
clearly indicated that he did not realize
the horrible fate that was awaiting
HIM He got tired of standing and
sat down and watched the men drive
the stake and pile the wood around it.
The negro had since his confession
been devoting every moment OF day
light to the perusal of a bible given
him by the Denver jailer. Even while
waiting for the execution. he sat by the
bonfire reading from the gospel of St
Luke Just before he was tied to the
stake upon request for souvenirs. the
boy tore leaves from the bible and dis
tributed them among his executioners
When everything was ready he walk
ed to the stake with a firm step. paus-
ing as he reached the circle of broken
boards and knelt in prayer. He was
allowed to take his time. He arose
and placed his back to the iron stake.
Chains were placed around his feet
and arms and his hands were tied be-
hind him
Richard w Frost. father of little
Louise Frotst. whose cruelty mutilated
body was found one week ago on that
very spot, touched match to the COM
bustibles.
Porter watched the fire as IL blazed
up in front of him. He made no sign
of breaking down and it was only after
his clothing began to burn that he be-
gan to yell and plead for mercy.
With sudden, convulsive Juggling he
stretched out his hands as far from
the rapidly increasing flames posi- |
BILE and said: |
.'Oh. my God. let me go men: I've
got something more to tell you 1 lease |
let me go. Oh. my God, my God"
In terrible screeches, these words. /
the first he uttered aloud, came from
the negro. With terrible Juggling at |
the chains. a succession of awful
groans and screams. the negros awful /
agony was at last breaking down the /
sullen composure. Not an oath es-
capped him. but he begged and pleaded
to be shot. Suddenly the rope holding
his hands burned through. Then his
arms. head and shoulders slipped
through the chain. For an instant the
body stood erect, the arms raised in |
while burning pieces of
10th dropped from them. The body
hen fell away from the fire. the head
over than the feet. which were still
astened to the rail.
This was not expected and for a
ew minutes those stolid men were dis
oncerted- They feared the only re-
naming chain would give away.
III this had occurred the partly
'urned human being would have dash
d among them with the burning gar
nents- Not many would have cared to !
apture him again. But the chain held ,
asst Inc DOdy was tnen IN Such pO-
ition that only the legs were in the '
re. The cries of the wretch redoubled $
nd he again begged to be shot. Some 4
'anted to throw him over into the fire
nd others tried to throw oil upon him I
'oards were carried and a large pile n
'as made over the PROSTATE body. II
hey soon ignited: his screams became Z
,inter and fainter and finally died >
ut His body was wholly cremated in =
to the wish of Frost v