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Show NEGRO BURNED AT 8TAKE. Assaulter of Fourteen-year-old Girl Put to Death by Mob. Sulphur Springs, Tox. A negro charged with assaulting tho daughter ot a widow nonr this placo, was burnod nt tho Htnko hero Friday. Tho crime was commlttod at a nearby houso Friday morning. Whon tho town was alarmed, about an hour later, a posso ot armed horsomen wont Immediately In pursuit ot tho negro. ne-gro. Tho country was Bcourod In all directions and tho negro was finally captured. Ho was taken to tho court houso squaro, chained to n otnko and burned beforo an Immonso crowd ol excited citizens. Tho namo ot tho no-gro no-gro was Tom Williams. Ho attempted to assault a 14-year-old girl. Llttlo resistance re-sistance was made to tho mob by the officers. |