Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
MOB BURNED NEGRO;
ANOTHER IS SHOT
TEXAS COLORED ASSAILANTS MEET SUMMARY JUSTICE
One Taken from Jail and CTemded at Deputy Sheriff
Unable to Save Prisoner Father of White Girl
Attacked Shoots Black Brute at GrOesbeCk

Oakwoods, Tex, April ga IT.
year-o-d negro boy was lynched
about enc u. m. Wedne day by seven
men, who took nim from the custody
Of the officers. The negro had stripped
himself and entered the home OF a
widow near town. He was caught and
fully ident tified and was awaiting
lranspart~tio to the county selt.
One depd,y sheriff who had the pris-
oner in charge fired several shots at
he members of tie mob, but without
effect.
.ather Shoots Daughters Assallant.
GrCesbeck, Tex, april 26.-While
oeinS conN eyed to Jail in the custody
of two officials, a negro charged with
having attacked the daughter of J. A.
ashland, farmer OF Delta, was
AIKEN from the officers by posse of
:itizens and held until the arrival Ct
he girls father When Eastland rode
lp he ordered the crowd to stand back.
Then he ured both barre or his shot
,un, loaded with buck hot, into the
negro, killing him Instantly. 4 hei 9
Was 40 excitement.
shot as He Is Burned.
Dallas, Tex, Apri. 26.-News of a
lynching at OakWoods has reached tn S
city. The dispatches report thlt a
negro was burned at the stake and
that as he writhed amid the flames
the members of the mob amused them
selves by firing rife bullets in al ef-
fort to cut off an ear or blot out an
eye and thus increase the torture he
/ suffered. The firing u4l not cease
until the victim sank unconscious in
the flames. The negro had broken
into the house of a woman who he d
lived alone md fought a despera e bat
tie with her. His crime was di CIV
cred and posse was formed quickly
to capture him. The hunt was success
full, and the prisoner w1s placed n
the local calaboose to await tr.nsfer
to Palestine.
Crime Inf1ames Whole Town.
At first the enormity of the crime
was not generally known, and the
citizens were inclined to let the law
take it's course. Soon af,er the negro
was locked up, however, the citizens
learned he had entirely disrobel be-
fore entering the Woman's ho Sc.
They learned, too, that his victim was
in critical condition as a res lit of
his attack. Her death appeared 10 be
imminent.
When this news was noised around
threats Of lynching were made on al
sides. The deputy sheriff bee Il. e
alarmed and fastened to perfect plan
to take the prisoner 20 the county seat.
Before the deputy could get the pyis-
oner out Of town, however, a small
crowd OF determined men armed with
rifles confronted him and deman le
the negro. The deputy refused to sur
render him. Thereupon the officer was
seized and pinioned and the mob Sc
cured the prisoner. AS it left the
calaboose the mob released the deputy.
Chained to Stake and Burned.
The negro was taken to SPOT Sc
lected In advance and chained to a
piece of railroad rail that had Teen
driven firmly into the ground. A fire
was built around his feet. The wood
had been soaked with kerosene and
the oil made a bright blaze B. the
light of the flames the mob aimed lis
rifles at the captive and fired repeat
edly. Before the torch was applied it
is said the negro con essed, but begged
his captors not to murder him Fea'-
ing runs high against the negroes as
a result Of the attack o. the mob's
victim. A race war IS not an i'm
probable outcome, as the blacks are
equally aroused by the swift VEN
geance taken by the mob.