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| BLACK RAVISHER LYNCHED.Trrriblr Crlm»* of a Ncsro .War Grand Forks—Ill* Pate—A Trlpple Trashily— Wholesale Hanging—Othvr Crimea.“ ITh« Grand Fork* Rapist.A Grand Forks special to the Pioneer Press ears Monday afteruoon at 3 o’clock a negro, who used to work iu a barber shop in this city, who is only known by ibo j name of Alock, rode Op on horseback to a party of thirteen meu threshing on a farm fire miles tho 1 other side of Norton. lie made some inquiries about land and rode on. About half a mile 1 away he mot a young Norwegian girl bringing ! water to tho mon and was aeon to dismount, knock her down and outrage her. Roma of the men took a team from the threshing machine and started in pu rant t, bat before they reached him he monntod hia liOtSc and rode away. They kept him m eight for another mile, when he was again seen to dismount. hitch, his horse an.I enter the house of Conductor 8aro Burbank of tho Manitoba road. Ah tho tutu approached the holt sc they heard women aoroaming, and, being armed, ahot the negro's boras hitched mil side. While iu tho house, tho brute outraged Mru Burbank, and appeared out*'[do Just as the pursuers wero approachin£ lie drew a knife- and brondi-died it, and making threats, started on a run toward this elty. For some unacoountiblo reason the pnrmior* did net dare fire ou him. hot followed lum threo | railee further, and finally lost sight of him, ; after following him a total of eight miles. U «. | turning, the men found his liorto dead whore shot and that Mra Burtiank hail been terribly outraged. Dr. Collins of this city lisppenoJ I alonf Soou afterward, and treated tho naticats and telegraphed the facts to the chief of no- , lice of this city. Capt Griggs, Col. Smith and a large number of citiflens have formed a vigilance committee and are now scour j tag the town for tho cnlprit All the bridges j ate guards! to prevent his escape to the Min- ; uecota ride. When last seen the fiend was threo miles west of the city coming this wsy.It is rumored that lie ha« twice b«*cn soon in the outskirts of the town sinoe 0 o'clock, but thcro i* so much oiciiemont that it Is difficult to trace the rttmor to an authentic source. Hois described as tall and thickset, wit’-; a slonch bat, a bole in hi« pant-*, and with side whi-kera and a small goatee, lie can bo easily identified bv three women and the thirteen men if found. He is quite well known in the city, but no one ku**ws anyother name for him tl an that of Aleck If caught and Identified there Is talk of burning him alive. No news from the women since the ou’rage. Capt. Qrigg* aud party armed with rifles, have Just started for the country and auother party lias gone to a half-br*6*l ratkip, j % mile from the ci-y where negro prostitutes ■ congregate. An employ^ of A. Abraham’- ) store announced that he saw him at 0:30 thi* afternoon near the railroad freight Lou.-c iu quiru-g for the American hoteLA special disnatch to the Daily Herald from Buxtnu gives the name of the rapiet as Cbarle*. ( ThurbaDe, and says he has a claim nt Devil's j lake, toward whicu he rtartcd. It is still lie- j lieved, however, that he Is not far from thi* | city. Policeman Fadden intimatos that he can and will produce him wiilun mi hours, and a pnrae of $100 has boon glvt-n him to encourage him to fulfil Ins prediction I The committee of citizens are now more quiet, i and are waiting for Fadden to flush the gr.m.* Hia srrest is only a matter of time, but will probably not tio before morning. Sheri fi decks has started for Norton on a hand car.About 11 o’clock Officers Todden and Chief J of Police Henneesv found the black fiend i i bo.I at a hotel at East Grand Forks, and bad ! bat little difficulty iu capturing him He on- I feesed to the orimo aud said be halt;l I vu l drinking. When the vigilance oommlttte beard of tne arrest It was »»nly with ! difficulty that they were rewtrainod from slot tiling the city Jail and lynching the prisoner. Tie offioets, however, had him tinder lock j and kev befor* the arrt-wt waa known, and will protect him. Capt Griggs aud Cifizons a oat the new depot trvlng to charter a special trai i to go to Norton for witnesses, and the lynching or burning alive of the prisoner is only a qurs ion of time, After he is identified an.; • tried a mob will make short work of him. i l.e j name of tho negro is Cbarlos TLurbur. 11c i- j al»ont thirtv years of age.Grand Four, Dak„ Oe». 34 —After w iri g | you last night the particulars of tho caidure and interview with Charles Thnrber, the negro i ran st, the committee of cit.zeus who had gone j to Norton by special train returned abon: 4 a j iu Ibeni prooeoded at once to tho city has!, j where they found they jail strongly gr.aide i. 1 bp-ecbes wero made by City Ciork Calling, CoL Muith and others advocating a postpone- { ment of hostilities until the prisoner c-ml I Ik? | giveu a hearing aud proof of guilt established , by witnesses. The crowd was about to di* i perae, when some one called out: Hang tho nigger! Let’s bang tho •— of a b— ! tonight!” etc. A raid waa at o *oo uiade aud the outer doors quickly bat tired 1 down. A lively tnasio then ensned for halt an ' hour, when the citizens ftgalu fiuaily re olvetl . to desist for the tim»? being. Early this morning as the news was read in the t apers, knots j of excited men began to assemble about the city ball anu discuss the situation, tho prisoner having had tloie to reflect upon tne enormity of y^'ffltne, aud having had intimation of tho fftlelo atore for him. A Pionu Press rep*I resentativo again called upon him ju**t Ixffoie tho hour of noon, aud fonx.d him sitting i I moodily in a corner of ius ceil, the remnatico I of an almostWHOLLY UNTOUCHED BREAKFAST were by hia side, and the anxiety ot the day and night had told upon bis appearance. He was evidently suffering considerably mentally but responded qnite briskly to the questions- asked Ho stated that he now fully realized, tb«* enormity of bis crime and was still ui . » loss to acoonnt for the motive thatprompted him. He still insisted that bn did not succeed In bis lecherous attempt upon Mrs. Burbank, but that the failure was uue to bis physical inability. In reply as to what he thought wss in store for him he said he be-lieved the people meant to Uke his life, and that if he mast die he supposed he must, hut he wonld gieatly prefer imprisonment for life. He believed such asentence would be more than justice, and said that he should plead gull y and appeal to tbe court and to the people to spare hia life. It waa generally understood that the prisoner would have a preliminary examination at the conrt house at 2 p. m. At 12:30, 200 people had ooogregated in front of tbe jail to eee him removed. Ar 2 o’clock the crowd had increased to 600, and at 2:30 to l.OOU.THE CROWD WAS QUIET,bat moved abont uneasily. A rope was produced and deposited at the foot of a telegraph pole. At 2:60 Sheriff Jenaa appeared with a warrant, and with the aid of nnmerona deputies conducted the prisoner to the county jail, where, bv strategy In avoiding the mob, he was finally looked up. The erowd had filed into the eourt room, and beta* disappointed, went to tbe jail and demanded the prisoner. Tbe officers beat them beok and rendered powerless the battering-rams. Conductor Burbank, husband of the ravished woman, having arrived on the noon train, cries of. Where in Burbank” were beard. We will do aa he says with the prisoner.” Mr. Burbank with tears in his eves said.Tin HOC OUT AHD *AHO Hilt”This caused a renewal of tbe attempt to secure tbe priaoner and tbraata were made of burning the jail and attempts to poll it down with ropes and batter It ta withi axes After a gallant struggle byoffloera The doors were burst at 3:46 and a ope was placed around tbe prisoner^ neck, who made a desperate reeiatanoe. Three thousand people by this time assembled and ihere being no tree or pole near, tbe prisoner was dragged for many rode by the excited mass of people There was such a surging mass that no one knew the fate of the beastfor some momenta At last the ory was takenod to the railroad bridge,” and hence the mob hastened, a down men tarrying tbe victim proceeded to tbe eeoond span and crowds gathered on the banka beneath. One end or the rope was attached to tbe Ison brass when again Conductor Burbank was called for, and was soon seen hurrying along tha4reetle work. He was greeted with eheera, and was allowed to place the noose around the neek of the doomed man. lag moment more, promptly at 4o’clock p. m,um was swop# on,and fell a distance of about twelve feet before the rope tightened Tbe neck was evidently not broken ta the fall, and tbe man at once oommcnoed writhing and convulsively twitching hie lag* and arms. This oeased ta a few moments, and whan thought to be dead tbe orowd gave three ebcers and dispersed. The body was cat down at 6:30 and fall a distance of forty feet to the ground below. An inquest i« probable Bam Traadwsll, editor of tho Buxton Blade, arrived on an afternoon train ant gave tbe Aral authentic account of m assault cron td odman am, about which less has been known than of the assault upon Mra. Burbank. Tbe name of the girl is Min nit ftrpke and she Is but fifteen years of age The flood drove out from Buxton to tbe farm of bar father, about three miles from that place. He found the girl at work in the field. and told her to come Into town and cook for him. She replied she most first oonault her toother and started for tbe house. When about a quarter of a mile from the boats Tborber lumped from the buggy aod violently attacked her by throwing her on tbe ground. He failed the aeoompliah hia design, aa tho mother and the men in the flield saw ibe affair and ran to her aeaiatanee. Conductor BurbsDk. when interviewed as to tbe oondihon of hie wife, wss too agitated to make further reply than that the case was aa bud as oould be. Her throat was swollen from tbe choking received, and her eyes, fees and breast are black and bine and bruised. Mra. Burbank gone to 0t Paul to receive treatmentThe Onto tending Government Honda. ! The amount of ontstaidtug United Staten 1
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Morris Sun
Morris, Minnesota, US
Sat, Nov 04, 1882
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