The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-19
vietim Made 40 Cutlery When
Flames FIared Up About
His Body.
MADE FULL CONFESSION
OF HIS HORRIBLE CRIME
Even Telling How the Little
Girl Had Begged Him TO
Spare Ter Life.

FaHR%#4AN@N
MOI RTK23s. Ga. June ass-'seAn
Henry Williams. negro alaver e Lo-
rena wilkes. e year old white girl
was burned a. tie stake here to-day ~
= mob AFTER nc bad been convicted Of
first degree murder and sentenced 20
hs harzaa Jelly 8. The prisoner was
taken from re officers aa be was be-
ting escorted from the court room and
,eas roehsd 81 fhe scene - his csime
where ne was tied % the stump g 9
tree.
wnaama calmly smoked a cigarette
- the match vas applied 70 the fuel
aroumd him and hs made but little
cutlery a. tha flames aiewiy burned
him 70 death.
The mob QuEetly dispersed after the
Iynehlnx and thus TAR 10 arrests have
been made.
Williams. Who at his trial denied
his guilt. Is aileEsa g have made q
fun an detailed confession - men-
berg Of lhe mob. even telling how Ire
gara beFeea him 20 spare hvr life.
Il Wa when he saw the 9trl pass
hin huNse on hef way 70 = Store al
Autrssxglle. ca. that Be planned taeI
crime. aaa naero Is said - have De-
cfnrsa. &c cnt hnT thraaf w4th D kultel
nna the arak3na Der body into 3 shall
Igw pusaa and weighted i down with
waEer-aoakea logs. according 70 MA
alleged confession. The negro wnsaed
cot into tha pond ard showed mob
TamaubeFs where he had I'D the body.
lie apparel little disturbed. The mob
atoad quietly ca tha banks 81 ms
pond ana listened to bis story
II va 20 blg stump near the edge
Of the send that williams was ehalaed
ana burned. Weed vas piled around
him AM gasoline poured em the fuel
Just before TIE match was applied the
namro asked fer cigarette. and Sc was
put IN ~ mouth and lighted Ter him.
BE was calmly pafflng SMOKE when
the matcA vas applied % the stake.
As the flauaes flarea up ana found
their way Is williams - made 30
horrible nontoftiens-
FInaiiy The wind veered Blowing ths
smoke and flames away from hia'
head. making e possible for hlm 81
speak and the negro began g sln8.
eontlnufng untn the smoke stifflsd
him.
When twenty armed officers VITA
Williams IN tAeir custody appeared en-
the ms@pa Of Inc court house hers.
there came shouts of Lets get him.
Immediately what seemed % be ii
muliltuds pressed ia on the officers
The deputies were paweFless and in
the meanttme from al directions men
we're pouring into the court house
yard. News 0f the seizure - the
nexro seemed % apread like fire AID
from the four corners people fioclsesl
% the scene ef the crime at Amtrex-
Vile.
Il was more than - minutes afterl
the arrival AZ the pond before VII
Iiams Wa ehalned and burned. It vas
whsa he saw taat death was at hand
that ne made hts confession.
The eevfl put the crime into ny
head ant after / had commtifte8 il
there Wa nothing Tor me 10 % bal
g al her e. keep her from telling
the negro Is said e have stated II
telling wat prompted the deeA
WllliAMs vas brought s. Mealt4e
from Columbus foe trial early ia the
mornin@. The negro Nas carried e.
fhe courthouse where he was kept
under gaard. The trial began imms-
alatesy. A. that time only q smasl
crowd was ia Mau3srie buf even then
greups eguld he seen All about fae
sours hease grounds Fiva minutes
before II o'clsek after being ont only
gcsntlnoea o. rage Two1