Woodford County

Lynched! John Henderson Strangled to Death on the Tree by Masked Men– Taken from the Versailles Jail at 2:30 O’clock This Morning– He Makes No Resistance Whatsoever so Far as Can be Ascertained– And Gives Himself Up to the Men Who Came After Him,–…

Lynch Negro After Jury Fails to Agree Versailles, Ky.– Richard James, colored, was tried last week before Circuit Judge R.L. Stout for the murder of Ben T. Rodgers, and Homer Nave, two distillery guards. Owing to the evidence, the jury reported to…

Versailles, Ky., March 13– Aroused by the failure of a jury Saturday to agree on a death sentence for Richard James, a negro, charged with the murder of two distillery guards at Midway on October 8, a mob of more than fifty men men early this morning…

Lynching Follows Hung Jury in Murder Trial Mob takes Richard James From Jail — Gov. Morrow Removes Jailer Edger — Judge Mulcahy AppointsMrs. Edger — Special Grand JuryA mob took Richard James, a negro, charged with themurder of Ben T. Rodgers and…

Enclosed you will find important clippings relative to the Versailles lynching. You will note that the Governor has refused to reinstate the Jailer of Versailles. I think this article a very important one as it shown the attitude of out Governor to…

Lynching Town Boycotted By State Medical Society The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 70 Fifth Avenue, today announced receipt of news that the State Medical Society of Kentucky had voted to call off a meeting which it had…

Governor to Hear Jailer’s Plea on 23d Woodford Official From Whom Mob Took Prisoner to Lynch Says He Wasn’t at Fault Frankfort, Ky., March 17– John H. Edger, Versailles, who was removed from the office of county jailer of Woodford County by…

The Ku-Klux Grim Death Among Us We have to record the doings of the “King of Terrors” among us-- king of terror and terror of kings; the doings of Death. He came ghastly, if reports be true; and the work he did appeared ghastly enough on yesterday…