Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-01-17

Alexander the negro who Saturday ,
evening attempted to assault Miss Eva
Roth and who was supposed to have
assaulted and killed Pearl Forbes last
November, was taken from the
sheriff's guard yesterday afternoon
and burned at the stake ON the scene
of his crimes and half a dozen blocks
from the center of the city. Probably
5000 people witnessed the lynching.
The negro was taken from a cell at
the Lansing state penitentiary at )
o'clock in the afternoon, loaded into
hack and brought to town, surrounded
by so deputy marshals. The trip to
the town was made quietly and there
was no attempt to create a disturb
anCe on the road. The officers sue
ceeded. by ruse in landing their pris-
ouer in the county Jail, and just as the
mob reached the doors, he was locked
in cell on the east side of the cell
house The crowd first attempted to
gain admission by peaceful means but
Sheriff Everhardy refused to admit
anyone to the building.
Then the crowd pushed its way to
the side door using a tandem forma-
ton by which the door was forced
from it's hinges. Then the mob
surged into the corridor by narrow
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othor 70 oat nj the negro. Infuriatei
beings struck savagely at him. and mt
only his captors who guarded him
well. Across Third street, up the hill
and into the court house yard they
dragged him Then they stopped.
Confess before We hang YOU, said
they
q am innocent. am dying for
what another man did. | see lots OF
my friends here; they know / did not
do it. If had been guilty | would
have said so at the peniteutiary ami
would have staid there for life. Tho
warden told me SO. The policemen
told me so. Would not | have toll
them if was guilty?'
When he finished talking a move
was made for a large cottonwood tree
in the northeast corner Of the court
House yard. He was backed up
against it and while several members
of the mob started for a chain, the ne
gro was again given a chance to con
fess.
NV Gad men. he cried in agony.
81 have told YOU I am innocent
can't tell Won any more. did not
do If"
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What I saw but Won men are wrong 7
want n ri, Won riph+ NOW that won
have GOT the wrong man 7 ala NOT do
that and some dav Won men here viii
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know + atn,t anv use 70 saw so for Won
are goirg n LIN mo hu+ aid NOT
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