| Show NEGRO MURDERER BURNED AT STAKE STAKE Victim John Henderson Hendelson Win Killed Mrs Conway y Younger Y Confessed His ii is Crime Uttered U No Sound Save a Groan Gloan St Louis Mo March 13 A special to the tu from Texas John Henderson time the negro who out outraged raged arid murdered Mrs lr Younger soy sev several eral ermul tiny days ago after oter malting mailIng a n complete confessed watt was burned ut at time the stake this noon by b a mob noah In tho the presence of or more than timan persons Henderson had been token taken tu to hills His bore boru bor In Ito fear cur of o time thu mob mol that gathered In this city soon cacti after ater his hl arrest Last night the In lii charge of o othe the time negro started to take him to io Fort Port Worth for or safety When the time train reached ll Itasca the tle were sere over overpowered powered and the negro taken from ratio thom them by b citizens of time the tie county count who had gone gon there them for or that purpose TIlE THE TJi FlEE Fim Henderson was then brought here lucre When imen confronted with proof of o his bums hi guilt gui he lie confessed the time crime Preparations lIons were CIO ero at once made to put him to death by boy Jy tire fire fre Time The town ton wits was filled fled with wih people most of at o them the time sheriff sherl could do nothing against their will viiI 1 Seven carloads of ot people came caine care tram from rom Ennis J Texas Several citizens Inde strong appeals to the multitude to let the law lao la Inter Intervene vene sene ene total assured those clamoring for forthe or ortho tho the negros quick execution that he lie le would be lie punished These appeals availed nothing At 1045 a m at nn Iron hol pole was as erect erected erected ed cd In the time court house hou o yard In full ul view of o people who tho ad assembled thereabouts A committee that hud hail hal been appointed to see seQ the accused secured B Urell the follow following followIng alow ing Int confession from flom Henderson which n uns IS signed and Ind attested by hy Justice of I the HIS JS CONFESSION I l John Henderson colored 22 years old aid ol murdered an nn unknown whit lady Iud three miles in I lea north of ot the th of at o March Marelu 1501 1101 1 01 There was WAi no 10 one oUe pre Irp ent but hut myself melt the time woman olan and two tO lit ill little li tIe tle te children n I J her and loft without wh ul any Intention robbing it or IL n her l lrI ii I l t lt WI yh I ditl Signed JOHN J 3 hENDERSON The rime first train trin title lh morning on in the Cotton Coton Holt felt Bel form was wa so o crowded that It could coull carry no moo more were sent over nver the time country announcing the time arrest st of or Henderson and his arrival lucre here and all al time the morn mornIng bog Ing people had lund been into the tJoe tJI to take purl In or witness s the time ex cx execution x cllon of time the penalty penly to bo le hi Inflicted on omo the negro After his hil confession It was wn decided to burn him hl at nt time the stake slake at al 2 but news newe newt was sae WIS received of o rang rn er ers 11 anti and troops troop en route from D Daa la duo here at mit lt 12 and amid Ald il were teme made toads to Wil Interference A rail 11 WM was 11 RII driven tim the ground gound in th curSer corner of cbs Ihl court lot and bow lons stool ami wood piled lulled around It and 81 with dl l Ihn Ihl crowd had to tu about t 1 at 11 Ii 1 HUSH TIlE THE THE JAIL JIL About hout ith out forty orty made a I rush from rol the jail juuli Jai across the street tret tr t to tl the time court hous houMe hul In their midst t wits wan the negro cuffed This The Th men len formed 11 a circle kohl hold ing on to 10 a I chain chum which completely tided Henderson lenderson I to prevent an au attempt of o this the enraged people to lu r al at him him and a tear him to III pieces They rushed to 1 time the th pile II le of o wood and pre lure Pared for lur time the tire fastening the n negro gro to time HIP Iron rail mil 11 with Wih wire wl nail chains rans aims of or oil coil 01 wore Aro dashed ovir vr hl hil lois cloth Ing In and amid dozens of o lighted Idal touched the time material At t that time the time lire tre alarm boll h 1 was rung run and anti the time stores of o the lie city were desert deserted ed cd nad the strops streets were vere full fuli ul of t men maca rushing to th the court hum house grounds to witness the time humming burning II t the pile blue was tired Con Conway Conway way WiY Younger husband of o the time murdered woman jumped at nt limb and slashed knife him hll across ocr s tImO tl face faoa With a I TIm TIlE cnown As tIme the the negro and ran mu over oer his clothing tIme the ll crowd troad l land and yelled lad and 11 Younger again attempt attempted ed oil to cut emit the time At A t ho he hl time during durin time the burning till did give any tommy Indication of u pain I hj or 01 01 suffering He HI rolled roiled lois his hil eyes so 10 as to get a glimpse of ot the time sea tea of o angry ulry faces mores Which bl h Sur Surrounded lur rounded him hll and amid 1111 his moved macit slightly It I wa sas about ten minutes be before before fore or he lie was dead leaI which time tl movements of o hll hui Hands ans were Well be becoming becoming coming feebler At no time did he make maco an outcry outer other tuna than once n a 1 groan gronn APPEAL AI FOIl FOU Jon REVENGE At USO 1130 Lee Ie French husband hu hantl of ol limo th victim of or the tha negro An Anderson Ander thereon derson der on Norris who liar her to death Ileath with wih ith a piece of ot iron ironpipe pipe IJ last November and was as taken 1 j from the thc jail here lucre lbs week ek by time the I and carried to a place of ot safety aret i I climbed a tree tret and made an arm n speech to to the time crowd tucking them thetis to help him get the time murderer tumid mid Ind with wih him ns lout they the lurid had just ju t l al with wih Henderson Tho Time crowd yelled tat J aist lit The rl riu north Jo d V Ving ing lag here at 12 o lot was crowded with wih people from the southern part of the th county who ed disappointment at lit being too late bate IntI There waS wad no on omu 01 the time train NEGRO NECHO SWINGS FROM l A TREE TIm Georgia March body lOdy hud of Harris n mm negro was yas WiS found this loin morning swinging from rol a t tree alongside time the Spellman road six miles below town Harris killed Sidney King a n merchant and farmer In an r al mob altercation altercation yesterday |
