Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-16

irons were wrapped about him and his
hands stlll shackled fast 10 the post
Coal OIL was then poured over him
and the match touched to him.
QUESTIONED BY THE FATHER.
Before the match was applied John
Forbes, the father OF the murdered girl.
stepped up TO Alexander and said
Are you guilty Of numbering my
daughter"
u don't know what You have me
here for" said the doomed man.
Forbes replied, For killing my girl
on this very spot"
Mr. Forbes, II that's your name.
you have the wrong man" Burn
him! Burn him" cried the crowd.
CALLED FOR HIS MOTHER.
Gentlemen. you have got lots Of
time" said Alexander. you are
burning an innocent man. You took ad-
vantage Of me. You gave me no show.
Can / see my mother"
A man In the crowd called for the
mother Of the negro, but she was not In
the crowd
He then said: OWN you let me shake
hands with all Of my friends?"
you have no friends IN this crowd.
you beast said one Of the men in
charge Of the negro. III you have any
thing 10 say. do so in a hurry"
Another man then stepped UP and
said TO Alexander Make your peace
with your God Niger for you Will
surely die"
COAL OIL APPLIED.
Coal oil was then applied FOR the Sec
ond time and while % was being done
Alexander called 70 friends Of his In the
crowd and babe them good bye. He did
not seem 20 realize that hc was % be
burned at the stake and talked rational
ly until John Forbes, the father Of the
murdered girl, lighted the match.
Again Alexander was asked Go make
a confession. but the negro replied that
he had nothing to say.
FLAMES LEAP ABOUT HIM.
As the flames leaped about him Alex
ander turned CHASTITY pale and then for
the first time realized that his death
was near He claspsd his hands to-
gether ana began 10 swing them TO and
fro, while the crowd yelled In less than
five minutes he was hanging imp and
lifeless by the chains that bound him.
The murder Of Pearl Forbes was
avenged
As soon as the crowd saw that life
was extinct, II began to slowly dispense.
There were hundreds Of he more NOR
bid. however. who STAYED 10 the last.
Men kept piling on wood an the time
until about o'clock when the flames
were allowed to die down.
From TO 8 there was a steady stream
of people going 10 The scene Of the burn.
ing. There were persons who had been
unable 10 get away from their work In
the afternoon. but We're determined not
to miss seeing the awful spectacle.
SCRAMBLE FOR RELICS.
When the fire had died down sum-
ciently 20 allow the crowd to approach
what remained of Alexander. there was
q Wild scramble TO obtain relics. bits Of
choTCi flesh pieces Of chain. scraps Of
woodworking that could possibly
serve as a souvenir was seized on with
morbid ayidity by the eager people.
SHERIFF STRICKEN DOWN.
The sheriff was taken sick during the
excitement az the Jail. and is now con-
fined 10 his bed. Admittance 10 the
room is denied and a statement from
him tonight Is unobtainable. The sher-
iH asked the governor for the State mi
litia by telephone. and the governor re-
piled that he would send the militia, but
would require a written request or a
telegraph message. This, for some Tea-
son. was not done. There was no re-
quest made for the protection Of United
States troops from Fort Leavenworth.
The sheriff upon requesting the deliv-
cry Of Alexander 20 him said that he
thought he would be able 10 protect the
life OF the prisoner and the warden
upon this assurance turned him over.
GOV. STANLEY INCENsED.
Gov. Stanley was in telephone COM
munication with Warden Tomllnsin all
day yesterday. The governor seemed
very anxious 20 preserve the name OF
Kansas from any mob violence II was
understood that yesterday morning he
instructed Warden Tomlinsin to refuse
TO deliver Alexander TO the sheriff, but
TO afford him proper protection About
3 o'clock the warden notified the COVER
nor that he had delivered the prisoner
into the hands Of the sheriff The gov
ernor, It is said, was highly incensed at
the wardens failure 10 obey instruc-
lions.
The governor was anxious 10 send
militia 20 preserve order, but he was as
sured by the Leayenworth men who
waited on him that it would aggrayate
the trouble.
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