Show NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE black fiend confesses to cutting throat of young woman rusk texas leonardo johnson Joh a agro charged with killing bliss maud blaud redding a young white woman on blon monday day waa was burned at the stake by a mob monday night sheriff norwood and a awse ware en route hero here with the legro when they were overpowered by a mob at lone star near the home of the mur dered woman oman securing the negro who waa was plead ing for or his life the mob composed compo aed ot of more than men and boys dragged him a short distance from the town here it Is stated he confessed ha a had murdered miss reading redding the negro waa was then tied to a stake and after brush had been plied high around him the torch was applied D the pleading of johnson Jo tinson the fire waa was fed until he was dead miss redding had left her home en route to lone star about noon two boura hours later her body with her throat cut from ear to 0 o ear was found la in a betse del se wood a short distance from the town to n |