Deseret Evening News | 1906-09-10 | Page 1 | Incinerated Himself

INCINERATED HIMSELF Negro Tried to In Burn Hum Stay 1 Out Jilt of ot lall lallAnd 11 And Was fl Cremated Chicago Sept Kept SPIt lO dispatch lo to the Tribune from Texas says rays In 1 an effort efort to 10 burn hi way a out of Jail Jai yesterday Silas Johnson i a negro lit his hll own funeral pyre PHI He lie was wan WiM cre ero cremated o mated mr while a 1 mob moh surged around tho the Jail watching his hlf last fant ra t agonies IR through Iron windows bars bari but unable to save ae him Johnson Johnron when arrested on a it drum drull mess Insl charge har started a fire tre In tho the pals palson on hoping to burn hurn his way 1 a out nut The tire fire fre Kot beyond Ills 1111 control and the lie late turnkey could not bo be found until too toolate toolate lateA A general fire Iro alarm was waR turned In Inand 11 inand and crowds rushed to the burning lockup Impelled by b tho Ihl ho screams of thu th negro n ro frantic attempts were made to tu rescue him himA hll A heavy hean battering ram anan n was wa procured hut tho Iron doors do withstood the shocks Axes Aies and sledge hammers had no 10 more Inure morl effect eft and the Iho crowd was WR forced to look on umi watch the lie negro n burn bur to tn death The town Is 11 without adequate fire service 11 and by h tim tho time Ile the small mal hose hO was wan wal played oft t the Ih flames the fire fn was wu beyond control While the negro was 1 crying out In his hil agony Ro after ater the thelast last 11 attempt at nt his hlA rescue one of ot tho the walls wall of ot the jail Jai fell I I In and In he ho woe wua beneath the debris