BURNT AT THE STAKE.
A terrible lynching affair occurred cn May 15, at Waco, Texas. A negro '.lamed .lesse Washington, ! >vlu) 11acl been convicted of the murder tif an elderly whit,'- woman, was dragged from the court by an infuriat. od moli, and, despite all the efforts of the jKilice to drive off the crowd, was huriied at the stake in the presence of nearly 1 o,(MK> spectators. Disgraceful scenes marked the atrocity, numbers of the bystanders fighting to si cure charred fingers or toes of flic victim to keep as souvenirs. The police appear to have be,?!) absolutely pewerless.
"Who rests rusts. —John Leyland.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 193, 21 July 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)
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105BURNT AT THE STAKE. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 193, 21 July 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)
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