| Show NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE MURDERER MEETS DEATH AT HANDS OF 1 IRATE mississippi MOB admitted crime for which he wool executed and admonished othern to beware of evil companions tom dark clark alias will gibson a young negro was burned at the stake at corinth Corint li miss sunday after having confessed to one of the most atrocious crimes crimea in the history of north mississippi the assault anti and murder of mrs airs carey carcy whitfield on august loth last before the torch was applied dark clark stated that he be deserved his big fearful fate last augusters august mrs whitfield the wife of a well known citizen was found dead at her home investigation showed allowed that the woman had been as faulted and her head bead practically severed from her body with a razor both whitfield and his wife were related to several of the most prominent families in the south and the indignation of the people knew no bounds corinth and the surrounding country was scoured in ia an effort to apprehend the murderer but milligent dilli dill pent igent search failed to disclose his identity finally a committee of twelve citizens was called to continue the search on tuesday last it became known that tom clark a negro living n near ear corinth had bad had trouble with his wife and the latter threatened to disclose the secret of the crime officers ap ended tile the woman and she told enough to warrant the belief that clank had murdered mrs whitfield dark clark was arrested and brought before the committee the negro confessed to the murder and also to other oilier crimes he had bad committed in among them the kil killing lio g ot of two men on an excursion train in mississippi sis sippi the committee decided that the negro should bo be hanged from a telegraph pole in ia the street but later it w was as decided to burn him at the stake the prisoner heavily manacled mana cled was taken from the jail by a posse of armed men and followed by a large and excited crowd of men and boys led to the east gate gale of the negro cemetery sit situated in the western part of the city fagots fagons and wood had been piled high around the stake and the negro was securely fastened to an iron rod dark clark was asked it if he cared to make a statement ile he again said that he be deserved the fate prepared for him and and asked that a letter be delivered to his Is mother and brother lie he appealed to his big brother to raise his children properly admonishing them to beware of evil ca companions in P an ions Final lyall was in readiness and tile the word was given to fire tile the funeral pyre the husband and brother of darks clarks victim stepped forward and applied the torches and in a moment the flames leaped heaped upward enveloping the trembling degro in ia smoke and fire the clothing of the doomed mao man was soon ign ignited cited and as the flames grew hotter botter the skin began to parch the negro moaned piteously and the agonizing look upon hisaye told of the awful torture he was undergoing finally his lead head fell forward upon his bis breast and in a few minutes all was over the flames were fanned by the crowd until the body was burned to a crisp the crowd then dispersed and the town soon assumed its normal condition |
