Show NEGRO AT THE STAKE Awful Punishment Meted Out Outto Outto to Black Man Who As Assaulted Assaulted White Girl Dallas Tex July Tad Smith a negro boy 0 18 years ears old charged with criminal assault on Miss Viola Delan Delancey Delancey cey of ot Clinton Hunt county yesterday afternoon n was captured by officers early today He was taken before the th young lady and Identified Id d The prisoner was then hurried to the tho Greenville jail Before arriving there however a mob of citizens overpowered the officers took the prisoner and pre prepared prepared pared to hang im The Idea was given en n up however and the mob agreed fo o burn him at the stake Fagots were piled ug UIt In the public square at Greenville and the th negro was placed thereon Kerosene oil 01 was poured on and a match applied Smith slowly burned to death while a thou thousand thoun sand n people witnessed the execution by b tIr |