The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-16

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"a ,-aH f1 re' no - Alexander. Nho vac
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,..-'. party no 'H" edge Of tho CITY. D.
arm. g these Negroes
I4 ...aup. r1lsed great excitement and
W.. made for he County Jail heN-
,-is 20. GuHl'v thrown ~ dragged iu'o
Oh. AL t.Idtug after = no, fight with 'hs
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90. l.ur. ~ required half an hour
10 .sr Alexander out, a. the sher,n refused
90 s..e 100 the kevs Alexander fought like
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ward bnf 'l. vas changed To burning. and
90. announced that Alexander would be
'a,sr FL, tho place where Pearl Forbes
r.d, va found two months ago
Alexander was placed in a large wagon With
q DOZEN men around HIM and was drawn
though the streets. lie was bleeding from
.- rgh'. with the mob. hut was made tn
.r,rd up 50 that all could see him. A pro-
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ard announcement was made from time
t. tine
We will burn him where no killed Pearl
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I'M. place was reached after a long detour
aoFn broadway and through the fashionable
par u the CIV. when the mob arrived
Al iron stake had been driven into an old
timber pile ready for the burning This was
prepared after the sherir's deputies left for
th- psnltentiary to get Alexander. The spot
VS. in a deep basin or gully, and II Afforded
snrA viev Of the ex eoution for 5000 persons
When the mob was paradlne through the
streets Alexander would veil out now and
ten They are killing an innocent man "
This would be answers by shouts Of derision
from his captors. But when the mob reached
the place ~ burning all became quiet
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hid manner and William Forbes. father Of
F.arl Forbes, and a young brother OF Miss
Po,h tied him with chains and wire Alex
snder called for his old mother, but she was
NJ, In he crowd. She had been and was
Weeping. when negro friends took her away
q her home.
After two cans Of coal oil were thrown over
Me,ander and tho pile Of lumber. Mr.. Forbes
tsssd
Are YOU guilty NJ numbering my daughter"
y don't Know what you have me here for.
replied Alexander.
Forbes said For killing my girl on this very
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Mr. Forbes, II that's your game, YOU have
the wrong man"
Burn him" yelled the crowd.
Gentlemen. you've got lots Of time" said
Alexander. "You are burning al innocent
man You took advantage OF me. VIII you
iet ne shake hands with all my friends7"
You have no friends in this crowd, said
lone one
am Innocent. lot me- pray" said Alex
shder as Mr.. Forces applied a match to tho
ple. Then he cried oh, my God, oh, my
TOD asthefre. blazed up about him.
N"Nander vas conscious only n moment, |
"rs alter 10 was dead lumber was piled M
10 nv and Completely incineratc tho body.
lnNy one-'hird 81 the crowd that witnessed
10 luruIus were women, and thcre we're
''rcr"ds ~ school children In II. school was
"'m's,ed 'u,' H. 'io fcht> With the mobs in
N" city began rncre were "A few hundred
'rs'""s IN 'lc crowd and tn" younger ones
-m'ns ITEM jnkcd and acted A. did the
waves dung ~" hslf hour t. required 10 tic |
Alexander 90 the stake. after tn. victim had
~h 'f'rr'ri TIE mob leaders mentioned
Nv names "' other negroes and It looked ~
''sN 'h" 'i' 'uIl would be Storinad to get
'hes'' named L"'cher Til, movement, Was
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ITEM, nan Jan. b--Gov STANLEY aud
,A'' >'A'" senators aud members OF the
s'HtNr" G"uouucc the action oi the Ieav-
'''' NOD 'n burning the negro Alexander
"'' '."N" uoy stanley said tonight
''.-1 ID" warden up this mornin. and
~ ''a 70" i".d Alexander arbitrarily unless
~ '"''.h "' That county would give 4 written
'-'''''" '.t' D." would protect the prisoner
''' violence and would s"c that he WI,
N'I 90 q regular way. | also called
N"'N and told him that the stat"
COW ~ surrender n" prisoner unless he
- idN" such written guarantr. lie
a. '"'' b" Nu- afraid he could not protect
N''"'' 'r"r lh" mob. and that his own
""> go d"nc'r ~Igsr-iod that he call
''"H over Va" militia - help him out