The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-21
BURNED AT IHf SHAKE
Negro Meets With Horrible Punish-
 mont For Awful Crime

BIRMINGHAM. AIN. Aus 5-Wttt lru.r.re ser,rms nnl h.s oyos hulC.ng from b.s relI John Wesley ronn.ngton 10 negro VJs uura,I at the stake neli Ent.rur.s. Nn. h.rnr. n crowd of a' .urle,J tnJ determined ,.uz,us of Golf. f.s county toIly Tho mob was com- u0s,.I 1f both whites IrU blacks and 1l tluoeb tbc suG,rnr Vretch pleaded for mercy 1rI frlufcuiIy .ule1vnred to lr.IA tHr chains h1t bound him. not a tr.e- of sympathy vls shown ou tho neee thlt ne,r.I ut him through tho rlm.s Pennington h1J committed 70 brutal assault upon Mrt T C Davis. UIfr of 1ne of thr most prominent f1rm- ,rs of CoHes county aud confessed hts guile
 Tho crime was committed ycsieully afternoon Uhue Mrs uIvis was g1ther- ne vse.Uhl.s Ir h.r slrieu she was .habeI into .ra.renmtr 1uI left IyIns iu tH. eIrI.n AS e.ou 1e she reIiuci h'r ..u... Mrs uIVe crrw'.I Con the house .uI t.I har husband what hld happen .I N ure. nH... wIs quickly or-'nizcd Nrh EoaIh.urT- and. tn.v chased thc r.-r. urtI rHre .h.s moul1e when ho Nls captured r 1 swamp Pennington wa. bound hand 1nJ foot and taken to the u1v.s homo for Identification.
 Word of Che assault or M-. p1vs had boon ..rt hr runners For miles around Enterprise and rr.ry farmer .n the ne.Eh- barh..I hld ioInsI .1 the search Therr j. rat l telegraph oHce u Coffee county b.t h. mess.re.r. trIveI.J fast and whom thc posse auIrel th.s morning vi,h Pennington at Ie1st -u persons wcr. rItr.-.I near the u1vs residence. A .r.Yt shout wont un 1s the prisoner was soon by the mob but at l signal Che mon withdrew to Che woods onl quietly await .I fh. meeting of poun.nron and Mrs Davis Afre Davis immediately rccoe- r.r.I him lrI Che negro broke down and aent fIe admitted having committed thc .elut and nlelded tor mercy. hut none u1s shown. Tho rorro was dr1rcod from th. halse to the woods Vhcrc tho crowd hlI rlthared Several uf thc citizens had already driven 1n Iron pipe Into thc ground and 1e the mon approached with Pennington. both whites and blacks worc nHInr brushwool around Che stake.
 Tho narro saw hIs doom and with a scream af terror fsu to Che ground in a faint ITe was quickly revived and droe- -.I to the at1ke. while Che crowd stood silently bv Tho frightened man was ump and h1I to bc held Ip while tho chains won. fastened around his neck and body Whom uU wns ready Che cry was ..l-u and tbs crowd stood back. A mltch was applied to thc pile and with .I to feed upon Che unv flame soon burst .nf. roaring fre Tho terrified negro aelIr pl.1ded for mercy maeouiziue tones and nr1veJ to God that thoHc around him m.ebt perish Hc then called upon Col far flreIreress and as Che flames iean l ur and ere'rclel his neck. an uno'rfh. shrl.k was ba1rd and Che mans eyes 'l most bGIead our or Che sockets ny .hi. tims he rre had elined such head ay that nothing could hc seen excepting a wrIEeIinc motion .r Che center of f'' cIc of Grc \ de1thIv silence followed n few moments Che flames had srf fcieuuy lbs.dej ta sae thlt Pcnninci'ns hs1I h1J fallen f,raHrl and hung linr over thc Iron chain Th. body was quick ly consumed and tho crowd 1u'c-y ii~- persed