| Show BURNED HIM ALIVE TYLER tex tax oct 19 9 the negro who so BO brutally murdered arp arc IB 11 was wai captured this morning abut 4 Po look three miles milca from kilgore soon iter the officers had him handcuffed ft a mob of some owe armeo armed arrived on the acene and demanded tile immediate surrender ur render of the prig oner which was waa reluctantly given the mob started for the scebe of 0 the murder where they arrived this afternoon at 8 the crowd continued to gather at the scene cene ot of the horrible crime until nearly 2000 elti zend of tyler and vicinity were there I 1 A few moments before the fiend was visa brought to the place a meeting w wae held and a committee appointed to his bl identity Wit nefee were summoned and closely ques the result was waa a tb orough identification in a few minutes an officer appeared from over the bill followed by le ie Siar term mined loed and well armed men when mear the scene the officers officer were overpowered Ip and disarmed and the negro henry hilliard brought before the committee he made it ft full confession he also wrote a note to his big wife and gave it to the sheriff it reads as follow F 1 I am arrested by wig smith you ko know 1 ow what they will do with me it if I 1 dont see gee you any more goodbye good bye hye after the confession and identifies tiou llou a vote was wa taken an aa to the mode oi punishment it was wag unanimously agreed to burn him alive and that bt be should obid suffer buffer the penalty on the public square the line of march was takeo taken up toward tyler and at 4 the head bead of the line entered the main alree et whence no less lees than people were assembled large crowds ot of ladles and children were congregated on the awnings surrounding the public pleas wagons carriages trees and public buildings were converted into krand stands and were thron thronged ged at A to was wag erected in the center of the square wagons laden with wood hotl oil and straw were driven to the scene and placed io in position the negro was theo then given an opportunity to pleak but his bt words were inaudible but when be offered up his hie lust lost prayer his hia words could be hashu for several blocke he was waa then lasber to the iron rail that extended through the Wat platform form and mr bell the husband of the murdered woman applied the match the flames abut abot upward enveloping the degro to in sheets of ore fire he begged for mercy and it was wag meted out to him just bat as aa the be was waa merciful merol tul to the woman whose soul he be had bad sect to her bur maker it was decided to burn him at once and as fas baft as the wood thrown around him was consumed it was quickly replenished pleni PlOuis shed tied from the time the match was wag applied until he be was incinerated it was wag exactly fifty thel the I 1 QI ja train was crowded with people from towns north Huna hundreds reds of negroes witnessed the execution and representative degroes expressed their indorsement endorsement indor of the punishment ish ment the officers were powerless and the the governor but his message was wag too late aste all business houses were closed and the big cotton belt otiose were deserted deger ted |
