The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-16
And the Match Applied by the Father
of the Girl He Was Alleged
to Have Killed.
USUAL GREwsoME INCIDENTS
SCRAMBLE TO OBTAIN CHASTITY
SOUVENIRS OF THE CREMATION.
Alexander Accused OF Attacking Two
Girls and killing One-Sherfn De-
nounced by the Governor.

LEAvENwORTH, Kan, Jan. 15--Fred
Alexander, the negro who was charged
with attempting an assault on Miss Eva
Roth here last Saturday. and who was sus-
pected of assaulting and killing Pearl
Forbes last November was burned at the
stake Ia railway raid this evening. The
execution was witnessed by 5000 people.
An attempt was made to lynch Alex
ander on Saturday night. but he was
spirited away TO the penitentiary art Ian
sing for safe keeping. Yesterday it was
announced that he would be brought back
here to the county jail. A mob soon gath
cred and stood about the penitentiary all
last night hooting speech-makers who coun-
seized that the law be permitted to take its
course The mob increased when 1t be-
force OF deputies had started for the peni-
tentia-y this afternoon to bring Alexander
back to the city.
The negro was taken from his cell at
the penitentiary at o'clock D. M. put into
hack and brought to town. Fifty deputy
marshals surrounded him and Deputy
Sheriffs stancemeyer and Thomas Brown
sat In the hack on either side of him. There
were fifty buggies and wagons In the pro-
cession which followed the mack in There
was no attempt TO create a disturbance
on the road. When the corner of Fourth
and Olive streets was reached the police
who were in the hack following the one
in which Alexander was concealed jumped
out and chased several negroes This at
tracted the attention of every one. and
In the excitement the hack in which Alex
ander was concealed was frantically driven
to the county Jail. and just as the mob
reached the doors he was locked in the
first cell on the east side of the cellhouse
All the doors OF the jail were locked and
the crowd first attempted to gain admis-
sion by peaceful means. Sheriff Everhardy
refused to deliver the negro. Then the
crowd pushed its way to the side door and
the door was, forced from its hinges. Then
the crowd surged dsfrsc-she- Corridor by the
narrow doorway. A huge iron bar was
secured and the iron door OF the cell room
attacked. This was finally bent so that
II could be forced back enough for men
IL
trance in this manner. In the meantime
the crowd had pushed down the side gates
Of the stockade, and In moment there
was yelling pack in the jail yard.
The side door, which was made of heavy
sheet iron. was the next object of attack.
Several of the thoughtful ones had provided
themselves with sledge hammers and cold
chisels. and 1t was the work of only few
moments before the hinges were cut from
the inside. 1t was off its hinges in a mo-
ment. More men pushed inside and the
iron bar was again called into play and
the doors of the cell room broken down.
Then the cry went up:
sHe is not here. He has escaped
search the courthouse; there Is a tun-
mel between and he has been taken out
that way
Then man with sharp eyes spied shape
less mass crouched down In one corner OF
the dark cell. An exultant cry went up:
"He is here: we've got him; bring the
keys"
LAUGHED HISTORICALLY.
Several keys were found lying around
the corridors and these were passed into The
crowd They would not work. Then again
a sledge hammer was called into action
In five minutes the heavy lock had been
broken OF. A yell of terror issued from
the cell The tension was so great that
men filled the room with hysterical laugh
ter
Outside the crowd was yelling In a man
ner that has perhaps never before beer
heard IN the city OF LeayenwoTth. Inside
the cell rushed those who were nearest ths