Arizona republican., 1900-11-17
FEARFUL VENGEANCE
Visited Upon the Murderer Of
 Little Louise Frost
Burned to Death Upon the Spot Where Her Mutilated Body Had Been Found-His Terrible Agony Before Unconsciousness.

Lim9n, Colo, Nov. 16.-Cianined to a
 railroad rail set firmly i'm the ground. ! on the exact spot where he had as
 saulu4d Louise Frost, Preston Porter.
 Jr., or as he was tlmiliarIy known.
 John Porter this evening paid a terri ble penalty fer his deed. It was 623 o'clock when the father of the mur- dered girl touched a match to the fuel which had been pil5d around the ne
 gro, and twenty minutes later d last convuisive shudder tod That lifat was extinct What agony the doomed boy . rible ScreeChcS these wopls the cied uD his flesh could only b. guess. Il from thc terrible contortiCn5 and cries
 he gave from time to time. The eX- ecutiuners, who numbered about 300 citizens of LiIc-ln county. had nti. the feast lnbianCe of cha ordinary mob. Their every act w,hs deliberate, and duli2S al tHc pr para ions, as Well as throughout the sufferiugs of the negro, hardly an unnecessary word was spoken. Grinly they stood in a circle about the fire until tn body wais en- tirely consumed. and th.n qui-tly they
 took their way back to Limon, whence they departed for their homes shortly afterward.
 Preston Porter did r9j seem to real iZe the awful punishment h. was dr:s7- tined to undergo. As lGa had exhibited an indifference to the enormfty of his crime, so he sezmo1 to lack all under standing of ills terrible consequences. For more ltigan am hour while prep arations for his execution were in pro- sress. he stood mute arl sullen among the avengers. When ever-ythfng was ready he walked to the stake with a. firm step. He lnClt in prayer ani was allowed 10 take his time
 lie arose cCItf placed his back 60 the iron stake dlgI half d dzen m.a wound ClaiGs about his bujy and limbs t1Gethcr Kercasr-' Was applied ta the wood. and after q brief pause Richard w. Frost the father CT little Louise Frost, whose cruelty muItilltel body was fourl enc week ago on that very spot, took his match safe out, extracted a match, Et it and touched the flame to the oil. For a moment but a little ilickerfng flame arose; then the oil hlazel up, sparks flew into the air and the ,'Jod began 10 cra-i;Ie.
 Ala .i3 inst 1ntly tha Il. Gro's trousers CauE'c. fife Ev- n though the flesh must have been scoT-hol he did not ut- ter q solnl. The flames crcpt slowly upward on lis clothing and the sparks flew up in d cloud of pale smoke. Por- ter turned his had and d frightful ex- prcssiun changed his face.
 With a su5.lzn convulsive tugging he stretched his head as far as possible from the rapidly increasing flames and uttered a cry of appeal. "Ohl my G51! let Iue go, msn! I've got something more to tell you! Please let me go. Oh! my Cod. my Gol! my Gcd!" In ter suffered while the flames shriy- first he had uttcI-I aloud, came from the negro.
 A terrible tugginS at chains. q sue cession of awful groans and screams the negros awful agony was at last breaking down his sullen composure. Not an oath escaped him, but he begged and pleaded to be shot. Sud denly the rope holding his hands burned through. Then his arms, head and shoulders slipped through the chain. For an instant the body stood erect and the arms were raised in sup plicatiun while the burning pieces of cloth dropped from them. The body then fell away from the fire, the head lower than the feet, which were still faSteEed to the rail.
 This was the end, and the stolid men were disconcertcd. They feared that the only remaining chain would give way. If this had occurred. the partly burned man would have dashed among them with burning garments.
 Not many would have cared to cap i ture him. But the chain held fast.
 The body Was then in such a posi- ii n that only tn, legs were in the fire The cries of the wretch were rcdoub- | led, and he begged to be shot. Some | wanted tn throw him over into the fire, ! and others tried to throw oil upon him. Boards were carried and a large pile ! made oyer the prostrate body. They were soon ignited, and the terrible . heat and lack of air quickly rendered i the victim unconscious, bringing death i a few minutes later.
 This terrible ceremony out on the . rolling prairies concluded tn" second . tragedy upoT the spot-a. terrible ven Seance for tine first.
 Through the entire affair but little was said As they had calmly pre- pared for vengeance. su thc people car ried out their plans cooily and deliber- ately There was not it hitch in the entire proceedings. Not d weapon was drawn. There was no angry discus sion and after the fire had burned low they told each ether good night and went home. They did not stop to dis cuss the affair.
 FIRST MOVE MADE IN DENVER ] When Porter Was Removed to Ger
 tain Torture.