The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
NO MERCY
Negro Assaulter of a White Woman
Is Put to Death.

Longview, Tex, May ga man
hunt which had been in progress since
last Saturday ended Thursday in the
burning at the stake OF Dudley Nor
gan (colored), who assaulted Mrs.
Mckee, wife Of a Texas & Pacific sec
ton foreman at Lansing, Tex. when
it was learned that the negro had been
captured and was being taken to Lans
ing for identification, the excitement
of the people knew no bounds. by IL
o'clock Thursday morning great
throngs had gathered at the Lansing
switch, and arrangements were made
to burn the negro. Just before IL
o'clock the train bearing the prisoner
and his captors arrived in Marshall
and was met by a great crowd OF pee
pie. Many more boarded the train
at Hallville and when ii arrived at
Lansing every available place on 1T
was occupied. Waiting at Lansing was
another crowd from Longview and the
surrounding country.
In the Mob's Hands.
The negro was not taken from the
train on the side where the crowd
was, and when the engineer started to
pull out several Winchesters were lev
eled at him and others Of the train
crew. They were told If they moved
the train an inch they would all be
killed. The prisoner was identified
by Mrs. Mckee, and several negroes
who worked on the section with Nor
gan. Mrs. Mckee said they had the
right man and the negro was escorted
by about 200 men, armed with Win
chesters, to the place of execution.
COnfesses His Crime.
AS he was chained to the stake he
made a statement in which he impli-
Gated another negro named Frank
lin Heard, saying Heard was to get
part of the money which was to be
stolen. Morgan confessed to having
committed the crime, and after he
had been securely chained to the
stake, or rail, with his hands and
legs free, the members of the mob
began to take railroad ties from a
fire already started and burn out his
eyes. Then they held the red hot
and burning timbers to his neck, and
after burning his clothes off, to other
parts of his body. The negro
screamed in agony.
Slowly Put to Death.
He was tortured in a slow and pain
full manner, with the crowd clamor-
ing continuously for a slow death
and the negro writhing and grooming,
begged %piteously to be shot. Mrs.
a carriage, accompanied by four
other women, and an effort was made
to get the carriage close enough for
her to see the negro. The crowd was
so dense, however, that this was inn
possible. Persons held each other on
their shoulders, taking turn about
looking at the awful sight. The ne.
gro's head finally dropped and the
ties were piled around and over him.
In half an hour only the trunk of his
body remained. AS soon as the heat
would permit, the crowd with long
sticks began a grewsome search for
relics. Parts of his skull and body
were gathered up by some and car
ried away. As the fire died down
the crowd took the two men who
first caught the negro, and held them
over their heads, while they held their
Winchesters in their hands, and we're
photographed.
Applies Torch.
Section Foreman Mckee, husband
of the woman assaulted, applied the
match to the faggots. Many women
were present from the surrounding
country, but owing to the great crush
they had very little opportunity to
see the negro until the heat forced
the crowd to widen the circle and the
flames leaped over him.