The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-25
THIS In KANSAS,
Negro Burned atEthe stake il
Leavanworth.
PROTESTED HIS lMNooEkcE
Saturated In Coal Oil and Strap.
pad to an iron Post With
Fagots Piled Around
Him.

Only Tow Weoks ago nogro was
burned at tho stake in little town in
Colorado, and on Tuesday Of last wook
another was burned at tho stake in tho
very heart Of tho city OF Leavonworth,
. Kansas In both oasos tho nogroos
wero ohergod with tho Same orimo. Tho
last negro burned was Frod Alexander,
3 who attempted to assault Eva Rothos,
in Leavonworth, Kansas, on Saturday
evening, Jan, IL, and who is supposed
to have assaulted and murdered Mrs
Pearl Forbos in Leavonworth in Novom-
Dor last. Ho was taken from tho
shoriff's g guard by mob and burned at
tho stake at tho soeno Of his orimo, half
dozon blocks from the oontro Of tho
oity. Probably 5000 pooplo witnessed
tho lynohing.
Tho nogro was taken from his coll at
the State popitontiary Tuesday aftor.
noon, Jan. 10, and oarricd to Lsavon.
worth. Fifty deputy msrshals surround.
ed him and Deputy Shoriff, Stance
Miers, and Thomas Brown sat in tho
hack on oithor side Of him. Fifty bug
gios and wagona followed tho hack. Az
Fourth and Olive stroets tho polico in
haok following the one il %hich Alex
andor was concealed, jumped out and
chased several negroes. In tho exotic
ment the prisoners hack wa, frantioaly
driven to tho county Jail, whore he was
looked in coll just as tho mob reached
tho doors. Tho jail door woro thon
looked.
The crowd first attempted to gain ad.
mission by peaceful means, but Shoriff
Everhardy refused to delivor tho nc
gro. Thon tho crowd pushed it's way to
the side door, and using one man as
battering ram, tho door was forced from
its hinges. Thon tho crowd surgod
into the corridor by tho narrow door
way. A hugo iron bar fastened the
iron door Of the COLL room. The door
WAS finally. bont sulfioiont for tho mon
to climb over it. Several gained an
entrance in this manner. Meantime
the crowd had pushed down tho sido
gate Of the stookado, and yelling pack
appeared In tho Jail yard. Tho hingoy
Of the side door mado Of heavy troy
wero out off with sledge hammers aud
ohisels and the door Of tho cell room
broKen down.
5 A shapelosB man was orouohod down
in ono corner Of the dark coll Five
minutes work and the heavy look on
/ the cell had boon broken off, A yell of
y terror ieaued from tho coll. Strong
xIGch hlldI Cho UorTidofsH SItn nysleficai
laughter. Outaide tho crowd was Yell
Ing itself hoarse. Thon into the cell
rushed those who were nearest tho door.
The mob issuod forth in momen,
dragging the negro by tho ecoat COLLAR.
He had been struck over the head with
Q hammor, but WAS still conscious. Men
fought to got at him, and, infuriated
struck savsgoly at him.
Up the hill into the court house ward
they dragged him.
they.
IT All INNOCENT"
Il am innocent. l am dying for what
another man did. I see lots Of my
friends hero; they know did not do il.
Ii l had boon guilty would havo said
SO at the ponitentiary and would have
stayed there for life. The warden told
me SO. Tho policemen told mo 80.
Would not ] have told them if | vas
guilty2"
"You lie," they oried, and one hugo
follow struck Alexander in the fore.
head with his fist three times.
He spoke with the resignation Of a
man who soes before him only certain
death.
A movo was mado for large cotton
wood tree in oorner of tho court house
yard.
My God, men," oricd tho negro in
his agony, II have told you that I am
innocent. | cant tell you any more. l
did not do it.
'Ho lies; burn him." oried tho mob
Take him whore no committed tho
murder" suggested ono.
Immediately the crowd, carrying tho
negro, who was thrown into wagon,
pushed on towards Fourth street. AT
b O'Clock Alexander was brought to tho
exact spot whore Pearl Forbes, tho
murdered girl, was found, and semi
clrcle was formed. Alexander was
brought up in wagon with a dozen
mon. The leader called for silonoo
The roar ceased and Alexander was
showed forward into full viow Of the
crowd. A howl wont up which was
quickly hushcd as tho prisopor raiaod
his shaokled hands and began to speak.
Twioo the crowd drowned his trembling
voioe.
"You are going to kill me whatever
say" he said, but you mon arc wrong.
want to toll you right now, you have
got tho wrong man. I did not do that
and some day you men hero will run
up against the man who did. I know
it aint any use to say 80, for you are
going to kill mo, but I didn't do it,
Tho mon standing behind Alexander
then showed him from The wagon and
tho roar from tho crowd drowned cyory
othor sound. The negro Was quickly
driven down tho embankmont to tho
pile Of wood, with his hands still
shaoklod, and thore bound to the stake.
Many Of tho crowd c,rriod rails and
boards. Several seized railroad irons
and carried them to tho ravino.
A railroad iron was planted upright
in tho mud This was made fast to
,oross iron firmly bound to tho upright
iron with wiro. Around tho improyisod
stake wood and boards wore pilod, To
this the man was dragged and chained
ina standing position to tho upright
railroad iron. Obainy and irona woro
wrapped about him and with his hande
shackled, no was made fast to the pdst,
Goal oil was then poured ovor him.
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