The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29
Chinamen who
NEGRO BURNED IN TENNESSEE.
"A Brute Meets His Fate Bravely for
Terrihla Crime.

"A Brute Meets His Fate Bravely for u
Terrible Crime.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 27.-Hen-
~ Noles, the negro who assaulted
and shot to death Mrs. Charles Will
liams, the wife of prominent farm
er near Winchester, Tenn, last Fri
day, was captured near Cowan, Tenn,
taken to the scene of his crime and
burned to death.
When captured he was placed in
the county Jail at Winchester. Soon
"a mobof several hundred gathered.
The assistant attorney general, Judge
Lynch and others appealed to the
crowd to let the law take it's course.
No sooner had the appeals been made
than several hundred citizens from
the neighborhood where the crime
was committed came UP and augment
ed the crowd to thousands. They
swept upon the Jail, overpowered the
Sheriff and deputies, took the pris-
oner and started for the scene of the
crime, twelve miles distant.
A procession three miles long fol-
lowed the mob. Arriving at the scene
of the crime, the negro was placed
upon a stump and given a chance to
make statement. He said: "Tell
my sisters and brothers to meet me
in glory. l am going to make that
my home. Tell my mother to meet
me where parting will be no more"
He then confessed that he was the
only one implicated in the crime,
The mob then bound the negro to
body with oil. A match was applied,
\ "a, lN1
enveloped in flames. Fence rails
We're pitched about the burning negro
and soon life was extinct. The negro
did not make an cutlery at any time:
AT least 5000 persons witnessed the
horrible fate of the negro. Many
remained until nightfall to see that
the body was entirely consumed.
Judge Upholds Negro BGrnine.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 27-Judge Z. G.
Cover of the corporation court of
Dallas, former Missourian, created
something of a sensa Ion, by fning a
negro 500 for drunkenness. During
the hearing it developed that the ne
gro had used vilely indecent language
IN the presenc of white woman. In
passing judgment on the case, Judge
Bower referred to the burning OF
l1a wv. m.none =. n ne;a sherman d re"
aTbay have instifnted come nov,
proceedings up in Grayson county
for negroes WHO insult the white wo.
men, of which You have probably
heard. and am not prepared to say
but that justice was carried out in
o1,n we'll the course That win ie.d -
s,,cb , Fate The re,narks +hat ra ~
mada ooncernina +hosa , o., a Nj , ~
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ra,, s1on .nd iIi' 81, yau pDoJ l4n.
i iha+ % vn,,,. ,l,,nisbont shn,'ld ~ e 1ol
tashas ~ -. n,nn l,ooIa M, " aos
$500 r,,i,ioh ~, 49, nra . 4o,d;s - in ns
s sbmu ~, 80. 80 $50 III: a.
nn4 ~ ~ y3ui aJ.iuiis - one Milcil
| is punishable either by hanging o. .
burning. You saw that You do not re-
member saving anythinn about thos,
ladies. T believe that Wildner made
| the same statement when no ,1,.s
captured. The lSindest thing that
can think of Won is that Won were
drunk. I don't care if Won badn,t >
single drink. that is tba lsindas+ in
terpretation of yonr actions VI,
are fined 500 i wish Il yara in m,
power to fine Won $500,
80 s,,-,s.,.-- -
aad ne Amm ling :, ior T,e iseaue &C.: !,
,4oa III, 81 datn;,;. uisPatct
49, IS ro;.s &c as tne con
fine Lord Kitcbener SAVE ~ a. INA
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