This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BasketLady420 Surnames: Fleming Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.fleming/2281/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On May 15, 1916, seventeen-year-old Jesse Washington was mutilated and burned to death on the city hall grounds in Waco, Texas. Washington was arrested one week earlier for raping and beating to death the wife of a white farmer in Robinson, Texas. Washington confessed to both crimes. Ironically, in an effort to prevent locals from taking the law into their own hands, Samuel S. Fleming, the sheriff for Washington's home county of McLennan, transferred the suspect to the "safety" of the Dallas County Jail to await trial. (more on website) I am not related to this family, just passing on this information which comes from a website called "American Lynching." The link for the site is listed below. Joyce http://www.americanlynching.com/main.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.