The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-17
HORRIBLE GO N Y
Fury of Flames Extorted shrieks of
Pain From Doomed Boy.
VICTIMS FATHERAPPLIED MATCH
It Was to Him. Too. That the Three
Hundred Deliberate Men Left
the Choice Of Death TO Be In
hicieu on he Murderer.
Execution Delayed for
Arrival of Spectators.
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fBy Associated Press
LIMON, COLO., NOV. 16--Chained 70
railroad rail, set firmly in the ground
on the exact spot where his crime was
committed. Preston Porter, Jr.. or as he
was famil.arly known John Porter, this
evening paid a terrible penalty for his
deed.
It was s:23 O'Clock when the father OF
the murdered girl touched the match to
the fuel which had been piled around the
negro. ard twenty minutes later q last
con4uIsi4s shudder told that life was ex-
tinct. WHAT agony the doomed boy
his flesh could only be guessed from tho
! terrible contortious of his face and the
cries he gave from time TO tine.
The executioners. who numbered about
310 had not the least semblance OF an
| ordinary mob. Their every act was de-
| libcrate and during all the preparations
| as we'll as throughout the suferinSs ct
J the negro hardly an unnecessary word
was spoken. Gr.nly they stood in circle
! about the ire until the body was entirely
consumed, and then quietly they took
| their way back 10 Limon, whence they
| departed for their homes shortly alter
| wards.
MUTE AND sULLEN.
Preston Porter did not seem 10 realize
| the awful punishment tllnt he was destined
| to undergo. AS he had exhibited indIfIer-
| ence 10 the euorul.ty of his crime, so ne
| seemed to lack all understa nd-ng OF It's
| terrible consequences For more than an
! hour, while preparations for MS execution
! were III progress, he stood mute and sultea
| among the avengers. When everything
| was ready he walked TO the stake with
| firm step. pausing as he reached the circle
| OF broken boards to kneel in PRAYER. He
! was allowed to take his tine. lie arose
! and placed his back to the iron stake and
! half a dozen men wound chains about his
| body and limbs. Kerosene oil was ap-
| piled to the wood and after brief pause,
| Richard ". Frost, the father Of little
| Lou S., Frost, whose cruelty mut.lated
| body was found one week ago on that very
! spot applied a nlatcTl- For a moment but
| a little fl.ckerng fame arose. Then the
oil bIazed up, sparks few into the air and
| the wood began 10 craci1le. Almost in
! stantly the llegru's trousers caught fire.
Even though the flesh must have been
| scorche5i he did not utter a sound The
| flames crept sfowly upward on his cloth
/ ing the sparks few tip In & c.oud of pale
smoke. Porter turned his head and a
| frislltful expression charged his face.
| With a sudden conrulsive tugging he
] stretched his head as far from the rapidly
| increasing flames as possible. and uttered
i a cry Of pain. "Oh. nay God, let me go,
| men, I've got sometIl ns more to tell ycal.
/ Please let me so. Oh, my God; my
| God"
TERRIBLE SCREECHEs.
!! In terrible screeches these words, the
| first he had uttered aloud, came from the
negro. A terrible tugging a the cha rs.
| q. succession of awful sroans and screams,
! ll,. -,o'- Nit,
down his sullea composure. Not an oath
| escaped him, but ho begged and pleaded
| to he shot.
Suddenly the rope holding his hands
| burned through. Then arms. head and
! shoulders slipped through the chains. For
an instant the body stood erect. the arms
! were raised in suppiication, while burn ng
/ pieces OF cloth .ns dropped from them. The
| body then fell away from the fire. the
| head lower than the feel. still fastened to
| the rail. This was not expected. and foT
| a few minutes those stoid men were dis
! concerted: they feared that the only re-
| naming chain would give way If this
| had occurred the partly burned human
! being would have dashed among them in
! his blazing garments. and not many would
| have cared TO. capture him again. But
| the chan held fast.
BROUGHT MORE FUEL
! The body was then in such a position
| that only the legs were in the fire. TIE
| cries of the wretch were redoubled, and
! he again begged to be shot. Some wanted
| to throw him over into the fire, others
| tried TO dash oil upon him. Boards were
J carried and q large pile made over the
| PROSTATE body. They soon We're is;nited
| and the terrible heat and lack Of air
! Quickly rendered the victim unconscious,
| br.ngtnr t:eath few moments later.
This terrible ceremony. out upon the
| rolling prairie, concluded the second TRACE
f! dy upon that spot, the terrible avenging
| o. the first
! Through the entire affair but little was
! said As they had calmly prepared for
+! the aVens,ng, 50 the people 81 the eastern
| part Of the State carried out their plan
! ooollv and deliberately There vas n5t a
| hiten in the eatire proceeding. Net a
weapon WAS drawn, there was Ho' angry
! discussion. After the fire ilad burned low
| they told each other geed hight ana they
| went home. They did hot stop to discuss
| the affair
| The train hearing the negsp Ia custody
! OF Sheriff Freeman and his deputies ar
| rived in Limon at 3:45 2. VI. The cars
| We're crowded with newspaper. reporters
/ and people Who were anxious to see the
/ negro executed. r. w. Frest, the mur-
| dered girls father, was one OF the nas-
| sengers. When the train stopped sixteen
| men, who had been selected by the vigi-
| lance committee, entered the train and
| demanded that the prisoner be given up
| by the sheriff. Their every action was
! marked by callrness and determine ton
The officer protested in the name of the
law, ana asked the men to allow him to
| take his prisoner to the county Jail at
Hugo, but his protests were not regarded.
VICTIMS FATHER MADE CHOICE.
One man carried rope thu end OF
which had been formed into hangman.s
moose. This was slipped over the nesro.s
| neck It was at first announced that the
| negro was to be executed by hanging.
| Many, Including the father Of the negro's
victim, protested that such O. death would
BE- too easy, and il was finally decided. to
| leave the method Of death TO the cut
RACED father. Hs decided upon burning
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