lynching = tie sumone up upon a tree and the crowd will b looking at him and laugh..sum ppl even use knife 2 cut the fella'z hand of finger or sumthin liddat..they dam happy 0.0"..swt
dis is a example of the most famous lynching ( most ppl attend)
Jesse Washington (17 years old)-heard frm my sis that fella is retarted so quite innocent lah
On May 15, 1916 in Waco, a prosperous town of 30,000 often called "the Athens of Texas" because of its three colleges and numerous churches, one-third of its citizens gathered on McLennan courthouse lawn to stab, beat, hang, and burn Jesse Washington to death.
Washington, a farm laborer, was arrested only three hours after Mrs. Lucy Fryer, a fifty-three year old Robinson mother of three, was raped and beaten to death. He was found with blood on his person and clothes. He was immediately taken to the McLennan County jail. The sheriff realizing the gathering mob might storm the jail, moved his prisoner to Hillsboro, some thirty-five miles to the north. Later, Washington was moved even farther away from the threatening mob to Dallas. Men in the crowd left home with the encouragement and blessings of their wives to 'do their duty." They compared themselves to the patriots at Lexington and Concord. Washington was brought to trial and had several young lawyers for his defense, although apparently he had little to do with preparing for trial. The case was presented to the jury and after a four minute deliberation, Jesse Washington was found guilty. The sheriff slipped from the courtroom to allow what he knew was to take place. Washington was dragged into the street where a chain was placed around his neck.
According to one source, "he became a plaything of the crowd." Washington was cut by knife wielding men and was bloody before the mob reached the square. Along the way, flammable materials such as boxes and timbers were picked up for a bonfire. Washington was dragged to a tree where he was hauled up by the chain. When Jesse tried to hold the chain, his fingers were cut off. Several men held him, castrated him and passed his "manhood" around the crowd to cheers. Parts of his body were taken for souvenirs. "According to one report, children were occasionally even given these relics to play with and show their friends." Washington was beaten and cut more, then placed on the gathered material. People rushed forward to be the first to light fire. As Washington tried to escape, the crowd pulled back over the flames. The Waco mayor and Chief of Police watched from the mayor's office. Fred Gildersleeve had been advised the best place to set up his camera. The photos were for sale and, perhaps, the mayor was getting a "rake-off" from the sales. School children on their way home for lunch watched the event.
Washington's body was left to smolder, but the crowd searched for pieces of flesh and bone to sell. Links of the chain sold for twenty-five cents. While the crowd watched a rope was placed around Washington's neck and he dragged around Waco until his head came off. His remains were placed in a sack, taken to Robinson where it hung in front of a shop. Eventually a sheriff's deputy returned it to Waco where it was buried in a potter's field.
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