The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-17

OTATESBORO, Ca. Aug 16--With
y clothing saturated with kerosene,
writhing and twisting in their ag-
ony, screaming to heaven for the mercy
that the mob would not show, Paul
Reed and VIII cato. negroes. two Of the
principals in the murder and burning
Of Henry Hodges and wife and three
of their children. six miles from states
boro, three weeks ago, were burned at
the stake today.
This afternoon at 1:20 O'Clock mob
charged on the court house, OverpOw-
cred the military guard, secured Cato
and Reed, who had been found guilty
after e legal trial and sentenced 10 be
hanged. took them two miles from
StatesbOrO and there burned them
alive. The climax came quickly ana
unexpectedly.
Forenoon Passed Quietly.
The forenoon had been passed quiet
ly. the trial of Paul Reed, the ring
leader. being concluded and a verdict
of guilty rendered. Both ne and VIII
Cato, found guilty the day before, were
sentenced to hang on Sept 2 The
crowd assembled about the court house
was not as large as yesterday nor was
it so threatening, though for that mat
cOUntTymen always being quiet
IN the trial Of Reed little delay had
been caused and on its conclusion the
prisoners, as before. were hurried into
the witness room where a. strong guard
of military was mounted over them
In the corridors the agitation began
The spectators left the court room and
from the lawn outside many entered the
Railways.
InhammAtory Speech.
shortly before L O'Clock the crowd
was addressed by a tall man who
seemed to infsme it greatly. He called
on those about him to follow him
Then Captain Hitch of the Oglethorpe
light infantry, who was in command Of
the forces. realized that the situation
had become desperate. He posted
guards on each of the stairways that
led to the floor above where the pris-
Oners were confined. With fixed bay
onets but unIoaded riefIs the guards
stood The mob surged toward them
but were reDulsed several times The
determined effort was yet TO be made
At the rear stairway the gravest
danger threatened Prominent men,
among them the Rev. Mr.. Hodges,
brother of the murdered man. sDrang
10 the front to address the crowd.
Cautioned by Sheriff.
He begged its members TO disperse-
Sheriff Kendrick cautioned the crowd
against violence and pleaded with them
to leave. declaring that five more men
were equally guilty with Cato and
Reed but that only by information to
be secured from the condemned men
could the others be convicted The
crowd demanded that he promise not
to take the negroes back to Savannah
This he declined 10 do Suddenly tWen-
ty-f1ve men crowded around the
guards Before they could be prevent
ed they had caught two Of the guards,
wrested their weapons from them and
! thrown open the breechlOcks- The
weapons were empty. That was what
the crowd wanted to ascertain The
troops had been given orders not to
| load their rifles. The captured soldiers
were held prisoners The same policy
was followed with others of the sol
diers. Man after man. caught isolated,
was relieved of his rifle after a stTug-
/ gle.
Attack Upon the Guard.
| At the front a member Of the crowd
/ crept along the wall until he got close
/ to the guards. He threw himself upon
/ them. In the breach thus formed his
! companions threw themselves Two
/ hundred wildly cheering men followed
! and soon the soldiers though they
/ fought desperately and inflicted bayO-
net wounds upon some of their assail-
ants were overDowered-
| The small guard about the prisoners
/ Withdrew into the room and closed the
door: The mob crashed against it,