Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-23
Texas Mob Wreaks Terrible Ven-
geanCe Upon Negro Rapist-
Officers 0verpowered.
Tortured by Slow Death at the
Stake Before Thousands OF
People.
Victim Admitted His Crime
Orderly Lawlessness OF the
Lynchers.

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Dudley Morgan, who is alleged to have
assaulted Mrs. Mckay, wife of Sec
ton Foreman Mckay, at Lansing, Tex,
was burned at the stake at Lansing.
He was captured yesterday and taken
before Mrs. Mckay for Identification.
His last statement just before the fire
was applied was: Tell my wife die
and how 1 went. Tell her I was guilty
of the charge and that it all occurred
on account of Whaley Hurd. He per-
suaded me to do it and he would do
the same. We planned it at the sec
tion house before daylight Saturday"
Morgan, it is alleged, assaulted Mrs.
Mckay at Lansing switch last Satur-
day morning. He was captured near
Mount Pleasant by mixed posse of
men from this place, led by the mar
shall Of Hallville, who had followed
from the first, thru almost insur-
mountable difficulties, owing to the
negro having so many relatives and
friends to help him all along the route.
Bloodhounds We're used from Nine
tiary. AT Marshall when the train
pulled in there was great mob to
meet the negro and all the available
coaches in the ward were attached to
the train to carry the people wishing to
go to Lansing. When the train reach
ed Hallville there was no room in
either of the coaches, baggage or en-
CINE.
AT Lansing the train was met by
great crowd from the surrounding
country and the mob which went from
here numbered 5000 to 1000 people.
Preparations had been made to burn
the negro and some sort of trial waa
outlined by the mob and the time for
the execution was placed at between /
and 2 p. m.
Arriving at Lansing the miserable
negro moved in a mechancilaw way
wherever he was pushed and seemed
to be dazed by his awful surroundings
The train crew, who witnessed the
burning, say the sight was indescrib-
able. 1t seemed like everybody had
weapon and that great slaughter
might be precipitated by the slightest
adverse movement. The negro ac-
knowledged hts crime and implicated
Whaley Hurd, a negro who was hanged
at the beginning Of the chase and who
exchanged clothes with Morgan.
The prisoner was identified by Mrs.
Mckee and several negroes who work.
ed on the section with Morgan. Mrs.
Mckee said they had the right man and
the negro was escorted by about 200
men, armed with Winchesters, to the
place of execution. As he was chained
to the stake he made statement
which implicated another negro named
Franklin Heard, saying Heard was to
get the money which was to be stolen.
Morgan confessed to having committed
the crime and was chained to a rail,
and railroad ties were taken from a
fire already started to burn out his
eyes. They held red hot burning tim
bers to his neck and, after burning his
clothes off, tore away parts Of his
body. The negro screamed in agony.
He was tortured in slow and painful |
manner with the crowd clamoring for
a slow death The negro, writhing and |
grooming, begged piteously to be shot.
Mrs. Mckay was brought to the scene
In carriage, accompanied by four
other women, and an effort was made
to get the carriage close enough for hel
to see the negro. The crowd was SO
dense, however, that this was impos-
sible. Persons. held each other on
their shoulders. taking turns about
looking at the awful sight. The negro's
head finally dropped and the ties were
piled around and over him. In half an
hour only the trunk of his body re-
NAMED. AS soon as the heat would
permit the crowd with long sticks be-
gan grewsome search for relics. Parts
Of his skull and body We're gathered up
by some and carried away. AS the fire
lied down the crowd took the two men
who first caught the negco and held
them over their heads, while the held
heir Winchesters in their hands and
we're photographed