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Show PATTERN AFTER TEXAS. Negro Lyrchcd In Illinois, Being Cooked by Kerosene. W. T. Hyatt, a negro ohonl toucher, waa lynched al Helletllle. III., Saturday, Sat-urday, for ahiHitliig nnil mortally wounding Conn', Huperlntmulent Charles Hertel of M Clair county. Hertel had rnfuacd to renew tho teaching teach-ing certificate of Wyait, and tho negro ne-gro came Into his office and attacked blm. Wyait was hanged to the telephone pole In tbe public square In front of Ibe court hnuao. Hcforo life waa extinct ex-tinct ho waa cut down, aalilialed with coal oil and burned. |