Burning of Henderson in Corsicana Stirs Navarro County
John Henderson, the Negro who murdered Mrs. Conway Younger in Navarro County, was burned at the stake in Corsicana after a hurried crowd captured him near Hillsboro. Witnesses describe the crowd surrounding the fire as it consumed him, with additional calls from Anderson Norris and others demanding justice. The incident followed Henderson’s full confession and a tense transfer from Belton jail to Corsicana amid ranger and troop movements.
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Tex
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Negio
Younger
Hillsboro
Henderson
Dallas
Court House
Conway Younger
Lee French
Anderson Norris
Central
Navarro Cunty
Belton
Fort Worth
Baker
Waco
Citizens’ Posse
Henderson Andil
Itasca
Johnson County
Frost
Negro Suspect Escaped From Train Bound for Fort Worth
Seven or eight men seized John Henderson on the Katy northbound train from Hillsboro near Corsicana, drove away with the prisoner toward Corsicana, while two officers followed to Texas Fort Worth. The escape occurred as the train reached Itasca.
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Itasca
Tex
Katy
Hillsboro
John Henderson
Hammonds
Grantham
Fort Worth
Corsicana
Crowded Corsicana Awaits Trial As Lynch Fears Rise
News of John Henderson in transit from Itasca to Corsicana sparks public relief and fear of lynching. Citizens form a 25 member committee to handle actions while authorities defend the process. Saloons may reopen as tensions run high amid concurrent reports of shootings and ailing former President Harrison.
Battleship runs coast test above contract speed
Newport News March 13 on her builders trial trip the battleship exceeded its speed expectations though not taken to deep sea She reached 16 2-10 knots while no speed attempt was made The main aim was boiler testing Chattanooga March 13 Miss Mary Bolton assistant postmaster Stockville Tenn arrested for robbing the mails She is described as a beautiful young girl and daughter of Rev Joseph Bolton Commissioner Duell to resign soon Washington March 18 Commissioner of Patents Charles H Duell will tender his resignation to the president
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Chattanooga
Post Office Department
Mary Bolton
Stockville
Tenn
Joseph Bolton
Washington
Patents
Charles H. Duell
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