Show NEGRO IS BURNED AT STAKE STAHE BY MOB RUSK fUSK Tex Tox Juno 21 Leonardo Leonardo Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son a ne negro ro charged with killing Miss Maud Redding a 0 young oung white woman was aR burned burnell at the stake b by a mob last night Sheriff Norwood and a posse were en route here with tho the negro when the they wore were ere overpowered by a 1 mob at Lone Star near the time homo home of or tune the murdered woman Securing tho the ne negro ro who was pleading for his life lire tho the mob composed of or more than men mon and boys dragged him a n. short distance from Crom tho the town There Thero Its it Is s stated he confessed he had murdered Miss Mies Redding The negro was then tied to a stake and after brush had been beon piled plied hl high h around him tho the torch was applied DisregardIng Disregard Disregard- Jn Ing tUc tho pleading of or Johnson the tho fire firo was waa fed until he was wag dead Miss 1 Redding had left leCt her home en route to Lone Star about noon Two hours later her body ody with will her throat cut from ear to car ear was found In a dense dece wood a Q short distance from the town |