The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-06-27
THE Delaware LYNCH|NG.
All is Quiet at Wilmington Fol
lowing the Terrible Work Of
the Frenzied Mob.
A LAD SHOT lAp nORTAlLY WOUNDED.
George white, sas Mob's victim,
Made = Detailed Confession of
His Abominabie Crime Before Its
Expintion Cnme--PubIic senta-
ment Approves the Mob's work.


Wilmington, Del, June 23.--AIi 10
quiet In this community following the
horrible lynching Of George White,
Helen Bishops confessed slayer, at
an early hour Tuesday morning. OF
the mob of nearly 5000 that overpow-
cred the authorities, stormetl the
Newcastle county workhouse and
dragged from . cell the trembling
wretch and burned him at the stake,
the identity of only one Is publicly
known. That person Is little Peter
Smith, who fell mortally wounded
when the workhouse guards fired q
volley into the ranks of the attacking
mob. The lad was struck by bull
let which entered his back and ia
thought to have penetrated his kid
neys. At the Homeopathic hospital,
where the injured boy was taken, the
physicians stated, Tuesday morning,
that he was In serious condition.
A fsovrfsie Scene.
A horrible scene was enacted al the
place of burning. After the victim
had been bound 20 the stake and TIE
fire around him kindled, the flames
leapcd up and licked the mans bare
hands. lie was held erect by one OF
the lynchers until his clothing was
burning fairly, when he was pushed
into the bed OF the fire. He rolled
about, and his contortions were ter
rible, but he made no sound. Sud-
denly the ropes Of his legs parted, and
he spranR from the Are and started
70 run. A man struck him in the
head with piece of fence rail and
knocked him down. Willing hands
threw him again into the flames. He
rolled out several times, but was
promptly returned. While this was
going on, shouts, cheers and gibes
went up from the crowd. When the
negro had ceased TO show signs OF
life the body was placed on It's back
and fuel wes piled on IL. and roar
Ing fire was soon consuming 1t. II
was about two o'clock when the
crowd began 10 dispense.
Public sentiment here, 80 far as ex'
pressed. appears to approve the lynch.
Ing of White, and II IL not believed
there will be any arrests
Whites confession, made just be
foro the torch was applied, wns an
admission OF everything and more
than had been charged against him
He Ia stated TO have said:
whites Oonfesaion.
Il was sent by Mr.. Woodward u
che cornHeld 10 try some corn.
saw Mr.. Woodward's daughter and In
tended to assault her, but couple o.
men came along and / did not disturb
her. Then saw the Bishop girl ant
] followed her. ! seized her and asked
her II she had any money she woult
give me 70 let her go. She gave mi
60 cents. Then again seized her an'
she cried "'Please don't hurt me-
choked her and accomplished my pur
pose. Then i asked her II she wal
going TO tell on me. She said sh'
was. ] gave her hack In the throa
with my knife and asked again II sh'
was going to inform ON me. She sale
she was and then / cut her throa
twice again and left her. After tina
went back TO Mr.. Woodward ant
told him there was no good water t.
drink there and he sent me some
where else. / went back once bu
soon left. Then went back to th'
house and put on white hat instead
of the cap that wore. You woult
not do this If was a white man ant
did that"
The Mob Became Frenxied.
The negro's confession rendered
the already incensed crowd even mort
desperate and some wanted to tea
him limb from limb before the,
reached the scene of his execution
The negro begged piteously not to b.
burned, but no mercy was shown tn
culprit, and although his suffering
were terrible White remained con
scious and was rational to the last.
While at times during the nigh
there were at least 5000 peopl
around the workhouse the men VIII
actually took part In the lynching di'
not number over 500. The leader wa
a man who said his name was Baker
and that he was from Virginia. iii
face was familiar to most of the peo
pie and 1t is believed he is a residen
of Wilmington, although some say h
had been imported for the purpose o
leading the mob.