Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-11-04 | Page 1 | Murderer Burned at Stake in Texas

MURDERER BURNED AT HI STAKE IN TEXAS i Awful Fate of Mexican Youth I Who Shot and Killed White Woman San Antonio Tex Tea Nov t Antonio Rodriguez of Las Lall Mexico aged 29 20 8 years was wa burned at the Ole stake to 10 tonight tonight night by a mob at Rook Rock Springs Tex Fax following his confession that he shot and killed Mrs Lem Henderson wife of a ranchman yesterday because she abe poke mean to him was waR arrested this morn morning mornIng ing leg when he applied d at t a ranch near Rock hock Springs for food The mob be began began gan gait to form torm early in the afternoon and by b night several veral thousand persons persona had bad ad gathered gathard Later the crowd stormed the frail fran prison at Hock Rock Springs over or overpowered overpowered I powered the guard and took Rodriguez j some distance from the city to an al already already already ready prepared pyre Without a show how of ot emotion and of offering offering fering little resistance Rodriguez was waa bound to 0 the stake slake and the torch ap applied applied plied When hen his body bod was wall complete completely ly Incinerated the mob dispersed dl and anda a deputy sheriff several hours boy later latet reported conditions as practically nor normal normal mal nial with no further disorder antici anticipated anticipated i