Show NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE assaulter of fourteen year old girl gir I 1 put to death by mob sulphur springs spring s tex A negro charged with assaulting the daughter ot df a widow near this place was burned at the stake here friday fri day the crime was committed at a nearby bouse house friday morning when the town was alarmed about an hour later a posse of armed horsemen went immediately in pursuit of the ne gro the country was scoured in all directions and the negro was finally he was taken talen to the court house square chained to a stake ana burned before an immense crowd ol 01 excited citizens the name of the ne pro ro was tom williams he attempted to assault a 14 year old girl little re si 61 stance was made to the mob by the officers |