Burning at stake for Louise Frost murder at Limon
Preston Porter Jr the man known as John Porter was bound to a railroad rail and burned alive at Lake Station near Limon Colorado after a mob of about 300 people chose the method. The vigilantes seized him from Sheriff Freeman and carried out a deliberate execution with no violence recorded beyond the fire. The crime date was November in Limon with the body of Louise Frost found at the scene a week earlier.
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Little Louise Frost
Limon
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Colo
Preston Porter, Jr
John Porter
Lincoln County
Simon
Preston Porter
Richard W. Frost
Porter
Sheriff Freeman
R. W. Frost
Mur
Vigiligance Committee
Hugo
Lake Station
No Inquest Likely in John Porter Burning Case
In Simon Colorado on November 17 the coroner may not hold an inquest into John Porter the self confessed murderer of Louise Frost. No remains exist for examination as the mob burned Porter at Lake Station on Friday night. An iron rail is left as a warning and about 700 people witnessed the execution with many women present before and during the cremation.
No Step to Prosecute After Limon Lynching Sparks Colorado Debate
Denver reports no prosecutions follow the Limon lynching of Porter with Governor Thomas silent on the affair. District Attorney McAllister says leaders face futility due to public approval and notes court action would not occur before next district court session. The Frost murder sparks a push to reinstate capital punishment. Preston and Arthur Porter leave jail and plan to return to Lawrence Kansas.
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Porter
Limon
Thomas
McAllister
Judicial District
Lincoln County
District Court
Colorado
Louise Frost
Preston Porter
Arthur Porter
Lawrence
Kan
National crime claim on lynching shifts to nationwide scope
In a New York Herald dispatch Judson W. Lyons, registrar of the treasury and Washington Black leader, says Colorado lynching shows lynching is a national crime. He argues mob violence across the country equals murder, urging the law be allowed to run its course.
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New York
Judson W. Lyons
Washington
the Herald
Colorado
Colwell Faces Return to Mexico for Trial
Chicago report states W. T. Colwell must go back to Mexico to stand trial unless the U S state department intervenes. The note highlights a legal dispute over extradition and potential involvement of diplomatic action.
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Chicago
State Department
W. T. Colwell
Mexico
Accomplice Charged In Mexican Electric Robbery Case
A young man is held for extradition on a charge of being an accomplice in the robbery of ten thousand dollars from the Mexican General Electric company. United States Commissioner Foote ordered detention pending extradition.
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Mexican General Electric Company
United States
Foote
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