The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-23
THIS IN KANSAS,
Negro Burned at -1hs Stake In
leassrWerth.
PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE
Saturated in Goal Ci! and Strap
ped 10 an iron Post With
Fagots Piled Around
Him.

Him.
Ooly few weeks ago negro Ess
burned st the stake in little town in
Colorado, and on Tuesday Of last week
smother vas burned at the stake in the
very heart Of the city of Lesvenworth,
Kansas In both cases the negroes
were charged with the same crime. The
last negro burned was Fred Alexander,
Who atcempted to assault Eva Rothes,
in Leaven~orth. Kansas, on Saturday
evening, Jan. u, and who is supposed
to have assaulted sad murdered Miss
Pearl Forbes IN Leayenworth in Noven-
Der lat. He was taken from the
sheriff guard by a mob and burned 81
the sake as she scese Of his crime, hSlf
= dozen blocks from the centre of the
city Probably $500 people witnessed
the lynching.
The negro vas taken from his cell at
the State peoiten.iary Tuesday after
noon, Jan. Is, and carried to Lesven-
worth Fifty deputy narshsls surround.
ed him aod Deputy Shsr&s Scsnce
Miers, and Tbomss Brown sat ID the
hack on either side Of him. Fifty bug
gies and wagons followed the hack. Al
Fourth and O.Ive streets the police IN
hack following the one in which Alex
ander Was concealed, jumped out and
chased several negroes. In the excite
ment the prisoners hack was franslcaliy
driven TO the county jail, where he was
locked in cell just as the mob reached
the doors. The jail door were then
locked.
The crowd first attempted to gain ad,
mission by peaceful means, but Sheriff
EVerhsrdy refused to deliver the ne,
gro. Then the crowd pushed its way to
the side door, and usiog one man as q
battering ram, the door was forced from
its hinges. Then the crowd surged
into the corridor by the narrow door,
way. A n-ge iron bar fastened the
iron door Of the cell room. The door
was finally bent sufficient for the men
to Climb over il. Several gained an
entrance in this manner. Meantime
the crowd had pushed down the side
gate of the tockAde, and yelling pack
appeared in the Jail yard. The hinges
Of the side door made of heavy iron,
were cut of with sledge hammers and
chisels and the door Of the cell room
broken GoRn.
4 shspeless man was croucbed down
in one corner Of the dalk cell. Eve
minutes work and the heavy lock on
the cell had been broken Of A yell of
terror issued from the cell. Strong
men filed the corridors with hystericaI
laughter. Outside the crowd wss yell
ing itself hoarse. Then into the cell
rushed those who were nearest the door.
The mob Issued forth in moment
dragging the negro by the coat collar.
Ee had been struck over the head with
hammer, but was still conscious. Men
fought TO get st him, and, infuriated,
struck saVsgeiy st him.
Up the hill into the court house yard
they dragged him.
Confess before We harm ycu," said
they.
IL an INNOCENT. !"
'I am innocent. an dying for what
another man did. see lots Of my
friends here; they know | did not do 1t.
If l had been gu,ltyI would have said
so st the penitentisry and would have
stayed there for life. The warden told
me so. The policemen told me so.
Would not I have told them if l was
guilty ?"
'.you lie," they cried, and ore huge
fellow struck Alexander in the fore
hesd with his FIST three times.
He spoke with the resignation Of q
man who sees before him only certain
death.
4 move vas made for large cotton
wood tree in corner Of the court house
yard.
My God, men," cried the negro IN
his agony, Il have told you that am
innocent. I csn'5 tell you sny more. l
did rot do it.
He lies; burn him." cried the mob.
Take him where he committed the
murder suggested one.
Immediately the crowd, carrying the
negro, who was thrown into q wagon,
ru.Ieo on towards Fourth street. At
5 o'clock Alexander was brought to the
exact spot where Pearl Forbes, the
murdered girl, was found, snd a semi
CIRCLE was formed. Alexander was
brought up in a wagon with dozen
men. The leader called for silence
The roar ceased ard Alexander was
showed forward into full view Of the
crowd. A howl went up which was
quickly hushed as the prisoner raised
bis shackted hands and began to speak.
Twice the crowd drowned his trembling
voice.
''You are going to kill me whatever
say" he said, but you men are wrong.
7 want to tell you right now, you have
GOT the wrong man. did not do that
and some dsy you men here will rur
ND against the man who did. I know
it amt any use to say 50, for you are
going TO kill me, but didn't do it.
The men standing behind Ale2a1del
then showed him from the wagon anc
the roar from the crowd drowned every
other sound. The negro WAS Qnlcki!
driven down the embaakDent 10 th'
pile Of wood, with his hands stll
shackled, and there bou1d to the stake
Mary Of the crowd carried rails art
boards. Several seized rsilrosd IRON
and carried them to the rayne,
A railroad iron was planted uprlgh
in the mud This was made fast t
cross iron arnly bound to the uprlgh
IRON with wire. Arourd the lnproVlset
stake wood and boards were piled. Il
ibis the mar vas dragged aid chaine'
in stardiDg position to the uprlsh
railroad iron. Chains and irons We5
wrapped about him aDd with his hand
shsckled, he was made fast to the post