The Portland daily press., 1901-01-16

men. Ih3 wagon Wns snoppeu IN ffunt
OF the rnvins and Alexander was showed
forward into full view OF the crowd. A
nowl went up whfnh was quickly hushed
az tho prisoner raised his shackicd hands
and began 10 speak, but tnc crowd
drowned his trembling voice.
The negro was then driven down tho
smbankmens TO tbs pile OF wood with his
hands still shaoklsd. and there bound 10
the stake. Long befors the wagon oon
tanning the doomed man arrived &C the
place crowd had gathered. Many oar
risd rails and boards. Several seized rail-
road irons ana carried them 10 the rsvine.
A railroad iron was planted upright In
the mud, and uade fast TO cross pisc~s
of metal. Around the improvissd stake
wood and boards we re piled, ana to this
the man was chaine In an standing po-
sition. Coal oil was then poured over
him. Before the match was applied.
John Forbes, father OF the murdered girl.
stepped mp to Alexander and said:
Are you guilty of numbering my
daushterf'
"I don't know what you have me here
for" said Alexander.
FORBES replied: "For killing my girl
on this very spot"
mir. Forbss, n that's your name. ron
hsve the wrong man." said the negro.
You're burning an Innocent man. You
took advantage OF ms. You gave me no
show. Can see my mother"
A man In the crowd called for the
mother, but she was nos In the crowd.
Alexander then said: "wiil you let me
shake b ands with all of my frisndsr'
"You have no friends In this crowd,
you damned beast" was the reply.
Coal oil was then applied for the second
time. and while 10 was being done Alex
ander called TO acquaintances in the
crowd and said good bye to them. He
talked nationally until John Forbes. ths
father OF the girl, lighted the match.
Again Alexander was asked to make q
confession, but he replied that he had
nothing to say. As the flames lsaped
about him, Alexander turned ghasfly
hue, and clasping his hand together be-
gan to sway to and fro, while the crowd
yelled.
In five minutes the negro was hanging
limp and lifeless by the chains. As soon
as the crowd saw that life was extinct,
it began slowly to dispsrse. Hundreds,
however, stayed to the last.
Men kept pilling on wood all the time
until about o'clock, when the flames
were allowed TO die down.
When the tire had burned out sufiioisnt'
ly 70 allow the crowd to approach the re-
mains of Alexander. there was wild
scramble to obtain relics. Bits OF oharTed
flesh. pieces of chain. scraps OF wood and
everything that could possibly serve as a
souvenir were seized on with morbid
eagerness.
After Alexander's arrest he was taken
before Miss Roth, who Identified him.
since than the mob has surrounded the
day and night. To-day the
crowd became 80 formidable that Govern
or Stanley, IN response TO telegram
from Warden Tomlinson, ordered two
OF militia to bs In readiness to
start for Leavenworth at a moment s
notice.
Governor Stanley ordered Wardsn
Tomlinson to refuse to turn Alexander
over to the sheriff unless he agreed in
writing to protect him.
SHERIFF. CONDEMNED BY COVER
NOR.
Topeka, Kas January 15.-Gov. W.
K. Stanley is indignant over the iynohing
at Leavenworth. He says it Will result
In the establishment of the death penal
ty In Kansas as 1t should do.
Gov. Stanley condemns Sheriff Ever
hardy of Leavenworsh In unmeasured
terms. Hs says the Sheritftshould be
made to make suitable rstribution II such
g thing is possible.
REWARD FOR LYNCHERS.
Topeka, Kas., January 15.-Governor
Stanley announced tonight that he would
tomorrow offer a reward OF $500 for the
apprehension of any one implicated In
the lynching OF Alexander at Leaven-
worth.