Show NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE assaulter of fourteen year old girl put 0 to o death by mob sulphur springs tex A negro charged with assaulting the daughter of df a widow near this place was burned at the stake here friday the crime was committed at a nearby bouse house friday morning when the town was alarmed about an hour later a posse of armed hor horsemen went immediately in pursuit of the ne gro the country was scoured in all directions and the negro was finally captured lie ile was taken to the court house square chained to a stake and burned before an immense crowd ot of excited citizens the name of 0 the ne ro was tom williams he attempted to flo assault a 14 year old girt girl little resistance Bi si was made to the mob by the officers |