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Show NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE. Northern Mob Eaacutts a Negro for Murder of Girl. A northern mob. led by a Virginian, burned a negro at tho slaitn Monday nlrkt within a few mllea above the Mnaon and Dlion lino at Wilmington, Delaware. Tho victim waa Gourde Y. While, a negro. Just out of tho work hotiao, who waa accused of having feloniously fe-loniously assaulted and Blabbed to deajh Mlsa Helen H. Illshnp, the 17-year-old daughter of Ha. Dr. R. ,A. Dtahnp. 1 Tha prison authorities attempted lo prevent tho lynching, aud, when the mob came for the man, poured a yolley Into tho crowd, aeveral being Injured. Tho mob finally overpowered the Jailer, however, and took the negro to the scene of bis crime, whore ha was burned at the stake, after having con-fcnaed con-fcnaed hla crime. Thorn wero many nos.ri.es confined In tho prlaon where White waa secured, hut none of them wcro mulcted by the mob. |