The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-16
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II am innocent. / am dying for wha
another man did. l see lots of m,
friends here; they know did not do 1t
If l had been guilty I would have saiC
SO at the penitentiary and would havt
stayed there for life. The warden tolC
me SO. The policemen told me so
| Would not I have told them if I wa!
gu.lty?"
AT this one huge fellow struck Alex
ander in the forehead with his fist three
times.
Alexander had spoken with the resig.
nation Of a man who sees before hin
only death.
| When he had finished talking a move
was made for large cotton wood tree
in the corner Of the court house yard
| The negro was backed UP against it
and while a chain was sought Alex
ander was given another chance te
confess.
MY God, men," he cried, in his
agony, II have told you that I am in
nocent. I can't tell you any more. !
didn't do it,
The suggestion to take the man to the
place of the murder met with instant
approval and the crowd carrying the
negro, pushed on towards Fourth street.
He was thrown into a wagon which
was started for the vicinity of Law
renee avenue and Spruce street, follow
ed by the crowd
AT 5:15 o'clock Alexander was
hro 30. 4,
Pearl Forbes. at the corner of Law
renee avenue and Spruce streets, and
there semi-circle was formed. Alex
ander was brought up In a wagon with
dozen men. The wagon was stopped
in front of the ravine and Alexander
was showed forward into full view of
the crowd. howl went up which was
quickly hushed and the prisoner raised
his shackled hands and began to speak,
but the crowd drowned his trembling
voice.
The negro was then driven down the
embankment to the pile of wood, with
his hands still shackled and there
bound to the stake.
Long before the wagon containing
the doomed man arrived at the place a
crowd had gathered. Many carried
rails and boards. Several seized rail-
road irons and carried them to the
ravlne.
A railroad iron was placed upright
In the mud and made fast to cross
pieces of metal. Around the improvised
stake wood and boards were piled and
to this the man was chained in a
Otl
poured over him. Before the match
was applied John Forbes, father of the
murdered girl STEPPED up to Alexander
and said: Are you guilty of murder
ing my daughter"
Il don't know what you have me here
for" said Alexander.
Forbes replied: For killing my girl
on this very spot"
''Mr. Forbes, if that's your name, you
have the wrong man." said the negro.
You're burning an innocent man. You
took advantage of me. You gave me
no show. Can I see my mother?"
A man in the crowd called for the
but she was not in the crowd.
Alexander then said: will you let me
shake hands with all my friends
You have no friends in this crowd,
you damned beast" was the reply.
Coal oil was then applied for the sec
ond time and while it was being done
called to acquaintances in
the crowd and said good bye to them.
He talked nationally until John Forbes,
the father of the murdered girl, lighted
the match. Again Alexander was ask
ed to make confession, but he replied
that he had nothing to say.
AS the flames leaped about him Alex
ander turned a CHASTITY hue and clasp
ing his hands together began to sway
to and fro while the crowd yelled.
In five minutes the negro was hang
ng limp and lifeless by the chains. AS
soon as the crowd saw that life was
extinct it began to slowly disperse.
however, stayed to the last.
Men kept piling on wood all the time
until about o'clock, when the flames
we're allowed to die down
When the fire had burned out Suffi- |
'iently to allow the crowd to approach
he remains of Alexander there was a |
Wild scramble to obtain relics. Bits Of |
,harred flesh. pieces of chain SCRAPS of |
NuOu anu every lIlllS lilctI SOuii PoS-
,ibly serve as a souvenir was seized |
N with morbid eagerness.
After AleXander's arrest he was |
AIKEN before Miss Roth, who identified |
Tim. Since then the mob has surround |
d the penitentiary day and night. To- |
lay the crowd became so formidable |
hat Governor Stanley, in response to |
telegram from Warden Tomlinson, |
,rdered two companies of militia to be |
badness to start for Leavenworth at
moments notice.
Governor Stanley ordered Warden
Tomlinson to refuse to turn Alexander
,ver to the sheriff unless he agreed in
writing to protect him. 1