Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-28
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umon, Col. Nov. 16.-Prestom Pos
eer, a negro, aged 16, was burned to
0eakh by mob late yesterday atter-
noon.A week ago Porter murdered tho
young daughter of Richard w. Frost,
rhnchman, and Mr.. Frost set fire to
the negro boys clothing yesterday.
Porter was brought here from DEM
yer yesterday afternoon and vdgilants
boarded the train and took him from
the cars. He was chained to a rail-
road rail set i'm the ground and was
dead IN twellty minutes otter the fire
Was started The father of the muir
dered girl chose the megro's form to
death.
Since his capture and confession the
negro had since been devoting every
moment of daylight ITO the persual of q
bible given him by the Denver jailer.
Even while waiting for his death yes
terday, he sat by a bonfire reading
from the gospel of St. Luke. Just be-
fore he was tiled to the stake, upon
request for souvenirs, the boy tore the
leaves from the Bible and distributed
them among his executioners.
Denver, Nov. 17.-GoveImor Thomas
declined Ito make amy statement re-
garding the death of Porter at Limon.
Early in the week in am interview the
governor was quoted as saying that he
had nothing to do with the matter,
and THAT 'aas a matter of fact hanging
ID too good for THAT man. The spirit
OF the lynch law is with the people,
and will remain i'm them just as long
a the Anglo-Saxon EXISTS. The An
gbo-SaXon honors his women. He will
protect their virtue and honor even to
the last extremity. There is nothing
he will not do to avenge the loss Of q
woman'5 honor
District Attorney McAllister of the
judicial district of which Lincoln
county fs a part said in reply to q
question that criminal proceedings
agai1 It the leaders of the mob would
be erly futile, on account of the
publ approval Of the lynching, and
proceedings would not be begun until
the next meeting of the district court
DIN October, if at all. He condemned the
removal of Porter to Lincoln county
when 1t wials known that a lynching
would result.
A movement to reinstate capital
RADIO has received an impetus from the
murder of Louise Frost and tt lynch-
ing. bin with this object i'm view is
now being drawn and its advocates 1T
Is said, will make am aggressive fight
Tor Its enactment ait the coming ses-
sion of the Legislature. 1t NAV also
make criminal assault capital crime.
Preston Porter and Arthur Porter,
Gather and brother respectively Of the
N tlrderer, were released from Jail this
MORNING. They intend to return to
their home i'm Lawrence, Kansas.
Washington, Nov. 17.-Judson W.
Lyons, registrar of the treasury and
leader of negroes lin Washington, Says
OF the Colorado lynching: "Lynching
Us becoming a national crime While
1 have no sympathy with man who
commits ain infamous crime, be he
oolored or white, and believe that
death should be THE penalty, begieve
tho law is adequate and should be
allowed to take its course.
"Lynching is MO longer confined to
the South. Whole communities in
every section of the country seem to
be seized with an uncomfortable
frenzy at such crimes and
and their action only adds another
crdme to the list. 1t is as much muir.
der for a mob of 500 men to take q
Hfe ais was the crime that provoked
their action The whole matter is 4
serious cine and involves the whole
country"