The times., 1901-03-14
MET DEATH AT THE STAKE
4 Negro Burned by a Mob in
C0rsicana. Texas.

speedy Punishment for the slayer
of Mrs. Younger - The Victim
Screamed for Mercy Governor
SayerS says Hc Was Deceived.
DALLAS. Tex. March ie-Jahu HeHlar-
son 70 negro was burned 900 tho stake in
CorSirara between n and D. o'clock fn.s
morning. Ter Thousand persons witnessed
his death.
ono week ago hs assaulted srH HI.'
whit. woman Airs valley N.ur-.r
farmer wife. fhrea rI.e IrHm .ar-isfrH.
since Chat rIma NH.H~rH and .f ..ir..E
counties rHr. Haau iH rfsr aHi N W's
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or rare uar wHui re.'r
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last rIEHf E. was h.r- nH"t.t %
r.r+ Worth from Waco. Ha f Wa. learned
thzt Natf-rn r1nt wHui3 trF t1 storm
fra Wac. aIL AZ if.er-- W'.NtF h'-
se..r Waco aul Fort Worth. mob Was
formed
rr. mon zsizeI ths train long enough %
..E. fre prisoner from fhr officers and
then thar started overland to Corsicana.
fartv-Htt miles. arriving there with Hen-
Iar=ar at su early hour this morning.
A hasty preliminary trial was given 10
tn. negro by the mob and 30 was made
clear chat De- was guilty. Death sentence
was uaSSed on him He weakened and
lmplored ,hst he be not burned He said
81 ne must die. ne wished to be shot or
hanged.
The mob determined TO burn him and
fixed the hour at O'Clock this afternoon
They told Henderson he could see his rel
atives and have the time necessary to
prepare for death.
About l0 a. m. it was rulnorod that
Governor Saycrs was preparing To hurry
State militia and Rangers TO Corsicana-
The mob was not to be thwarted and 1t
was decided to kin Henderson at once
rather than risk interference.
AUSTIN Tex. March l&.-GoVernor
Savers viii tomorrow send a special mes
sage to the Legislature on the subject of
the burning Of John Henderson. He feels
that the State has been greatly outraged
by the act Of the mob and he viii recon-
mend vigorous legislative action with the
view 10 bringing the guilty persons To
justice and 10 provide against such crimes
in this State in the future.
Governor Savers is highly indignant at
the local authorities Of Corsicana and
Navarro counties for the alleged manner
iu which they imposed upon him to get
the prisoner back 10 the scene Of his
crime and he charges that the authori-
ties have played into the hands of the
mob.
Last night the Governor received the
following message:
-CorsfCana Tex. March 13
Coy Joseph y. Savers austin. Tex.
Citizens in mass meeting give as
surances. which l believe, that John
Henderson can safely stand ms pre-
lmiuary trial VIII you wire sheriff
u return prisoner Answer.
% G. EIRNEN.
District Attorney.
The Governor replied To the message as |
follows.
Austin. Tex, March u.
Hon. % e. Kirven- District Attor-
u-N. COrsiCana, Tex.
"I YOU and the sheriff feel sure
that the prisoner viii be secure from
suob violence and that the law Will
be permitted 20 take its course, not
onl5 before and during the prelimi-
nary trial but also afterward. then
there can be no objection 10 his being
brought back. But his safety must be
assured beyond question.
JOSEPH i. SAVERS.
Governor.
In view OF the above telegraph mes /
sage. the Governor says that the civil !
authorities OF Navarro County imposed /
on him. He SAYS that had he not re I
ceived the assurance that the prisoner |
would have been protected he would not /
have permitted him TO have been taken /
out OF the Waco Jail lie sent some
very strong dispatches to the officers at
Corsicaua today.
When the Governor was informed this
morning that mob had the prisoner and
intended burning him he wired 20 the |
District Attorney 10 protect the negro
steps were taken to call out the militia
~ Corsieaua by order of the Governor,
but the mob had done its work before (
any attempt was made 10 execute the /
order