The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-22
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the % Terrible Fate Of 4
2 rsxas 8Fiend
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!!snp Angry Mob Gap ured yohni
lend ar;sEorl & and a He:is 4 ,surn.d
~ While Thousands Cheer
Qruesf ma Scene. ;ss
ohn Henderson, the ns gro v no out
afeSed and murdered Mrs. Y Younger SOW
a & erall dayg ego, after making confossion,!
WaA burned 20 tho stake at Cor icsna,
IIos1'lIas, Wednesday by mob in the
RsFrelssenae Of more than 5000 pors as.
committee that had boon appoint
ee sed I'D b aee3 the accused secured tho fol
,tsio ! i a, Sllng 6onfespion from Honderon,
Wy l! ~ signed and attested by
ic6 OF th6 Poaoe G. G. Roberts:
J ohm H endersoni colorod .22
Ssssyeaia old j murdered an unknown white
i:''sss,Ilad thrx miles north Of Corsioana tho
81. ethSot March, 1901. There was no ono
bsosont but my ysolf, Tho woman and two
Sslittlos ohildrou. I murdered hor and
i .GsSl6fs fhor in the house without any in
B StaAtioh of robbing hor. I don't know
Y why i did it.
s,}s4{SigHed) "tJOHN HENDERSON,"
y 4 'ssy; ;sIHo 6rst train this morning on tho
I Z sU9tt5p;. Bolt from I41i,lsboSo w.s SO
! crowded that it could carry no moro.
u Runners wero sent over the county an
i snodIoina the arrival of Henderson here
r aud Sth6s people had been swarming to
,sssHhoj0ity to take parti or witness tho
, xeeution. Of the penalty to bo inflicted
s On the negro.
sssssA ss Agter hia confession it was dooidcd
4 sy0 burn him at the stake at O'clock,
ss. But IiewssWa received Of rangers and
* s troops On; route ftom Dallas, duo thero
q satd & O'clock, and hurried preparations
81 s,Refe made to anticipate Interference I.
sA railroad rail was driven into tho
b gfIH IHnd In the corner of the courthouse
SSIof and boxes and wood piled around it
B sataa sat turated with oil.
iSss,Ss he olfbWd had increased to about
5ss'a s,;S| 3at A o'olook About 40 made a
ss from tho8jail across the street to
81 sSh Y gn Ii a at was tho
mo E0s band cuff &. The mon FORMED 81 iasii
..sssS role, holding to a Shain which oom-
~ telyl surrounded y Henderson to I "a.
ven ian, attempt of the ienraged people
M NJ, to- B6t at him and tear him to pioces.
'is ''sss They rushed tojtho pile OF wood and
s .sf fastened the negro to the iron rail with
SsfwirS and chains.
tSss55,s9 aIf 8 Of oil Wero dashed over his
;ol0 0thcB,ana dozens tof lighted matches
80 4GuGhe d TO the inhammable material 4
,ss3 At that. limo the fire alarm bell was
M M ruppg and tho stores of the city were de-
4 sssoFtad and. tho treets were full tf mon
sssyushing TO the court house. to wi,nosss
" the burning. !, sl 4 II. Il.
y just before the pile was fred Con
yYay Z ounger, hubbard Of tho murdered
womaniw sjnmped at Henderson and
VI alaahed' him across tho face with a knife.
aAs the flames enoirolod the negro and
gs { n ran over .his clothing the crowd yelled
3SS X and Y onpgor again attempted to out the
&. &. mItd eyer(With his knife.
rs 3s At:n0 time during tho burning did
derapn give any indication Of pain
or auffering. He rolled his Dyes so as to
geka glimpse Of tho sea Of angry facos
q VT ioh surrounded him and his hands
b moved slightly, Il E
~ was: about ten minutes before he
\ (. WIS dead, during which timo tho move,
Ss.monts ..0f " his bands were becoming
/; foobler. :. At no time did he make any
( outOry other: than onoe groan.
~ AT 1l;30 Lee French, husband of tho
viotitn ,of the negro Anderson Morris,
s.wllo boat her to death with pioco OF
B iron pipeslast November, and who was
taken, ~ O from the j.il here last week by
Istho officefajand carried to . place Of
n i,Ssisstety, climbed tree and made an i'm
& pasaioned speech to the crowd asking
sisthbm ito help him get the murderer and
y az! With him as they had just dealt
with Henderson. s.
The crowd yelled back that they
81 would assist.
The northbound Central train which
5EI arriving hcre at IL O'clock was GRO adoa
& With people from t. southern part Of
Ss:tho county, who expressed disappointed
K at being too late. \,
jstsSiI Ghere was no militia on tho train.
Ss3s ohm Henderson, tho negro who mur-
5ad dered Mrs. Conway Younger, near this
3assciey :sW edneaasy afternoon, was brought
4 y eity this morning at z O'Clock
II END landed in Jail for safokeoping.
iS Six Of tho leading citizens Of this
county effected tho capture, acting on