1 10 15 https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/d8d4ae47b832f1dbde170e98e6f113ad.jpg aa266e562af92884ba5cff4b2d11119e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merrick, Washington (DC) Times, June 1, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Merrick, Walter Charge, dynamiting a general store Mob, hanging Description An account of the resource <h3>Mob Lynches Man Jailed In Blast</h3> Masked Crowd Raids Bastille in Princeton, KY,; Victim Found on Gibbet PRINCETON, Ky., June 1 (I.N.S.).--Walter Merrick, 45, white farmer, was taken from his cell in the county jail here by a masked mob early today, dragged two miles from town, and hanged to a tree. Merrick was awaiting trial June 13 on charges of dynamiting J. M. “Jack” P’Pool’s general store at Hopson, nine miles from here, last February 8. P’Pool was seriously injured in the blast, as was 13-year-old Harold Nabb, playing nearby. Revenge Was Motive Authorities charged Merrick and P’Pool had quarreled and the dynamiting was in revenge. Six automobiles carried the men to the lynching. They gathered on the outskirts of the city and at midnight their leader rang the jail door bell. As Night Jailer Curtis Jones opened the door, he faced a dozen revolvers. The leader said: “We want Merrick.” Without another word the mob pressed on into the jail office. Three men remained with Jones, tying him hand and foot and taking his keys. The others went to Merrick’s cell. The prisoner was awakened. The mob leader said: “Let’s go.” Merrick said: “What’s this all about?” Then he apparently realized his fate, and acquiesced with only a mild protest. Speeded Out of Town He was half dragged, half carried to one of the automobiles and speeded out of town. It was a half hour before Jailer Jones broke his bonds and telephoned Sheriff Press Blackburn, who with deputies hunted in vain for the mob. Shortly after dawn Paul Grant, a youth, traveling along the road, came upon Merrick’s body hanging from a tree. Officers cut down the body and brought it here. P’Pool was widely known in western Kentucky where he was a bank director and a school trustee in addition to owning a store. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-6-1 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Caldwell County 1930-1940 Caldwell County Grace Yi Merrick Transcribed White victim https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/41fa9c8f3a7d932e230ebd45b507d32b.jpg 00202abed5f36277e174c34c85ae2023 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merrick, Bismarck Tribune, June 1, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Merrick, Walter Charge, dynamiting a general store Mob, hanging Description An account of the resource <h3>Kentuckian Hanged By Lynching Party</h3> Princeton, KY., June 1.--(AP)--Walter Merrick, 48, was removed from the county jail by a mob late Tuesday night, and his body was found Wednesday hanging from a tree three miles away. The lynching party entered Jailer Curt Jones’ room, bound him, took his keys and departed with the prisoner without arousing any citizens. Merrick was to have been tried June 13 on a charge of dynamiting the store of M. O’Poole near here last February. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/851872556/?terms=%22Walter%20Merrick%22%20&match=1">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Bismarck Tribune Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-6-1 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Caldwell County 1930-1940 Caldwell County Grace Yi Merrick Transcribed White victim https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/11fd13890c494ee851559e0023965a94.jpg 269491f0532aea96a750ccc13bf77c5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merrick, Indianapolis Times, July 19, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Merrick, Walter Charge, dynamiting a general store Mob, hanging Description An account of the resource <h3> KENTUCKY LYNCHERS FREE; OFFICERS REFUSE TO TAKE ANY STEP TO ARREST THEM </h3> “I’ve Got Nothing to Say,” Is Only Answer Sheriff Will Give; County Attorney Won’t Make It His Business. ------------------------- KLU-KLUX TERRORS ARE FEARED ----------------------------- Suspect in Bombing of Store Dragged From Jail and Hanged After Beating by Mob; Grand Jury “Can’t Find Evidence.”  By James W. Bell Times Staff Writer PRINCETON, KY., July 19.--On the night of May 31, mob law broke out in Caldwell county. A man awaiting legal trial was taken from jail and condemned to death by a mob, which hanged him to a tree after beating him.  In the seven weeks since no one has been arrested.  “I have nothing to say about the lynching,” said Sheriff P. J. Blackburn. “The sheriff’s office is not an information bureau. Whatever I have to say on matters pertaining to my office will be said in the court and in the courts only.”  County Attorney John O. Hardin also is silent as to any efforts to arrest the mob members. He says he has not talked to any members of the family of the man murdered by the mob since the lynching concerning plans to apprehend the lynchers or on any other subject.  The victim was Walter Merrick, 42, owner of a farm on which he lived near Hopson, ten miles south of Princeton.  Two Are Badly Hurt He was awaiting trial on an indictment charging him with bombing the store of Millard P’Pool, Hopson merchant, Feb. 3. P’Pool, in the store, and Harold Nabb, 13, standing on the front porch were hurt badly. The boy has recovered but P’Pool still is using crutches.  Merrick was arrested on suspicion based largely on enmity between him and P’Pool. He was arrested at his home a few hours after the explosion. It was said that anger over a disputed $1.70 grocery bill had been fanned by a whipping Merrick’s son received in school. P’Pool is prominent in politics and business in Caldwell county. His unusual name is a shortening of the original family name of Petilpool.  One Dog Was Used It was reported officially that “bloodhounds” had led deputies from the ruins of P’Pool’s store to Merrick’s home. Later grand jury inquiry brought out it was one police dog.  Public opinion divided sharply as to this evidence. Reports were current that P’Pool had incurred the enmity of moonshiners or bootleggers.  Governor Ruby Laffoon, for the commonwealth, offered $200 reward in the bombing case.  But it was more than a month after the lynching that Laffoon offered a $200 award for convicting evidence against the lynchers. This was on condition, which was met, that Caldwell County offer a like sum.  Can’t Find Evidence The American Civil Liberties Union widely announced $500 reward for information leading to arrest of any participant, charging that the names of men in the mob “are well known to many in the community,” A grand jury, questioning persons near the scene reported it “was unable to find evidence of any nature showing any person that was in the mob or had anything to do with it.”  In instructing this grand jury, Circuit Judge Charles W. Wilson of Smithland said, “Mob violence is violation of the law and the court calls attention to that, and it is your duty to investigate and if you have evidence of the guilty parties it is your duty to indict.”  “It is a serious thing, but no more serious than violation of any other law.”  “I only talked to the sheriff a little while over the telephone on the night the mob hanged Walter.” Mrs. Mattle Merrick, 34, widow, said.  Klu-Klux Terrors Feared “‘They hung Walter’, he told me, and then asked what I wanted to do with the body. I told them to bring it home. He never said anything to me about arresting the persons who did it, nor communicated with me in any way.  “I have never been to see the sheriff because I don’t feel that it would do any good.”  Feeling is running high here and throughout Caldwell county over the lynching. There is some fear that the terrors of the old night riders and the more recent Klu-Klux Klan which had 1,000 members in Caldwell county, again are imminent. W. J. Miller, attorney, who fought the Klan here at the height of its power, places the present Klan strength here at “an active 150 men.” That the lynching of Merrick was well organized is indicated by the fact that almost four months elapsed between the bombing and the lynching. Excitement over the bombing had subsided.  Witnesses said the “mob” was composed of about twenty men who took Merrick from jail just before midnight, working silently and quickly. No disturbance prefaced the lynching. <h3> </h3> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/873214397/?terms=%22Walter%20Merrick%22%20&match=1">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Indianapolis Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-7-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Caldwell County 1930-1940 Caldwell County Grace Yi Merrick White victim https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/48318e6182ef294fcb6eafea6441ded9.jpg 8f2e4a3c0d416e3247e4311e9dc31e85 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Merrick, Waterbury (CT) Democrat, June 1, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Merrick, Walter Charge, dynamiting a general store Mob, hanging Description An account of the resource <h3>Lynchers Took Dynamiter Out and Hanged Him</h3> Was Prisoner in Kentucky Jail- He Had Blown Up Store and Injured the Proprietor Princeton, KY, June 1--(UP)--Masked men in autos rode up to the jail here to-day and removed Walter Merrick, 40, a prisoner, carried him down a country road and hanged him to a tree. Merrick was held here on a charge of dynamiting a general store owned by J. M. Pool at Hopson, nine miles from here. The dynamiting occurred February 8. Curtis Jones, jailer, was bound. The masked band, working swiftly, took Jones keys, unlocked Merrick’s cell and dragged him into their cars. The commotion in the jail corridors was brief and the sleeping town was not aroused. Merrick was found hanging to a tree in Cadiz road, two miles away, at daybreak. The store dynamiting resulted in bitter feeling in the Hopson community. Merrick was arrested February 9, the following day, and taken to Louisville because of the strained situation. He later was brought here. Trial was set for June 13. Pool suffered a fractured skull in the explosion which wrecked his store, causing damage of $10.00. Harold Nabb, a 13-year-old boy, was injured. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/876479466/?terms=%22Walter%20Merrick%22%20&match=1">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Waterbury (CT) Democrat Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-06-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Caldwell County 1930-1940 Caldwell County Grace Yi Merrick Transcribed White victim https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/54524561cf6577043ae92281a7fcbe57.png 82ffbf8e49935d814ec25fe372a40123 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Merrick, New York Times, June 2, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Merrick, Walter Mob, hanging Charge, dynamiting a general store Description An account of the resource <h3>Kentuckians Lynch Dynamite Suspect</h3> <div style="text-align: center;">Man Awaiting Trial on Charge of Blowing Up Store Is Seized in Night at Princeton ---------------------------------------</div> <div style="text-align: center;">JAILOR BOUND BY CAPTORS -------------------------------------</div> <div style="text-align: center;">Victim Was Accused of Setting Off Blast in Feud Because His Boy Was Whipped in School.</div> PRINCETON, Ky., June 1 (AP).--Walter Merrick, 48, white, was taken from the county jail by a mob late last night and his body was found hanging from a tree three miles from here today. The lynching party entered the room of the jailer, Curt Jones, bound him, took his keys and departed with the prisoner without arousing any citizens. Merrick was to have been tried June 13 on a charge of dynamiting the store of M. P’Poole at Hopson, near here, last February. P’Poole was seriously injured and was in a hospital at Nashville two months. A boy near the building suffered a broken arm because of the blast. Intense feeling over the explosion caused a fear of mob violence after Merrick was arrested in February, but it was believed to have subsided. The lynching was a complete surprise. Six automobiles in procession moved into Princeton late in the night, stopped at the jail and a few minutes later were speeding toward Hopson. Merrick, according to his fellow-prisoners, said nothing when taken. Half an hour after the departure, from the jail Jones succeeded in arousing other members of his family, who released him, and he then notified officers. The P’Poole explosion, authorities charged, was set off by Merrick as a result of his son being whipped by a school teacher. Merrick carried the case to court, where P’Poole, as chairman of the county school board, sided with the teacher. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1932/06/02/archives/kentuckians-lynch-dynamite-suspect-man-awaiting-trial-on-charge-of.html?searchResultPosition=1">nytimes.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The New York Times Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-06-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Caldwell County 1930-1940 Caldwell County Grace Yi Merrick Transcribed White victim https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/c7be50ee332c81dc40e6de5c0d3b458e.png 767d83b43645fb17c63e84753eb1f9a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffey, The Cincinnati Post, October 15, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Griffey, Willis Charge, rape Mob, over 100 Mob, hanging Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource FOUND THE KEYS And Entering the Cell Dragged the Negro Out, Took Him Three Miles Down the Road And After Riddling Him With Bullets And Mutilating Him in a Horrible Manner Left His Dead Body Swinging From a Tree. Princeton, Ky., Oct. 15. –(Special.) Willis Griffey, the rape fiend confined in jail here, has paid the penalty of his crime. Last night, at 11:30 o’clock, a mob of 100 of more men entered Princeton from the southeast, well mounted on horses, went to the jail and demanded of Jailer Pool the keys. These he positively refused to give up. Pushing him aside they searched the house and found them. In the cell of Griffey a struggle ensued, but he was overcome, taken out and placed in a covered hack, and then the procession formed and started out the Cadiz Road. They entered the fair grounds, but after a brief search turned out and went on their way. The mob wore no masks and were strangers to the jailer. Griffey was a burly negro, married, and was brought here from Hopkinsville for safekeeping. On Sunday, Sept. 23, while Miss Lena Berry, an estimable young lady living near Lafayette, was returning from Sunday-school, walking leisurely along reading her Bible, Griffey pounced on her and dragged her into the woods and assaulted her. She lay unconscious in the woods for several hours until a searching party found her. Griffey fled and the matter was kept quiet. One week later he was captured near Madisonville and then the story came out. He acknowledged his guilt, and through fear of mob violence he was transferred from the Hopkinsville Jail to Princeton. Some of the mob were clamorous for Griffey as soon as he was taken from jail here, but the leader shouted: “Back to Lafayette!” The affair was done so quietly and quickly that Princeton had hardly an intimation before this morning of the mob. Three miles from Princeton the negro was hanged to a beech tree. The body was horrible and namelessly mutilated and perforated with bullets. The mob was undoubtedly from Christian County, the leader being barely in his teens. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Cincinnati Post Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-10-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princeton, Caldwell County 1890-1900 1894 Caldwell County Griffey Princeton https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/9d5c1d1ebc255b1295dffc03a242abf2.png d5c152f99baa7d8ddcbf9ac90effb451 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffey, The Buffalo Enquirer, October 22, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Griffey, Willis Charge, rape Mob, over 100 Mob, hanging Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource  A RACE RIOT. NEGROES ENDEAVORING TO WORK UP A RACE RIOT. Princeton, Ky., Oct. 22. – Considerable excitement is reported in South christian in the neighborhood of Lafayette and Peedee over the efforts of negro leaders to work up a race riot. The cause is the hanging of Willis Griffey, the rapist of Christian County, whose victim, Lena Berry, lived in Lafayette.  Griffey was brought here for safe keeping, but a mob formed in the section where the crime was committed, cme here, took the negro from jail and lynched him. It is said that secret meetings have been held since among the negroes and they have become bold in their utterances and threats. The white citizens are alarmed and are sleeping on their arms. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Buffalo Enquirer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-10-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princeton, Caldwell County 1890-1900 1894 Caldwell County Griffey Princeton https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/53c4d502e69ffda95a96001e599a2005.png b8c0635bf8479508f0393bfa1dc7a318 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffey, Evansville Courier and Press, October 16, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Griffey, Willis Charge, rape Mob, over 100 Mob, hanging Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource  A KENTUCKY LYNCHING. A Mob Endeavored to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime. PRINCETON, Ky., Oct. 15. – Willis Giffey, the fiend confined in jail here, has paid the penalty of his crime. Sunday night at 11:30 o’clock a mob of 100 or more men entered Princeton from the northeast, well mounted on horses, went ot the jail and demanded of Jailer Poole the keys. He positively refused to give them up. Pushing him aside they searched the house and found them. In the cell of Griffey a struggle ensued, but he was overcome, taken out and placed in a covered hack and then the procession started out the Cadiz road. They entered the fair grounds, but after a brief search turned out and went on their way. The mob wore no masks and were strangers to the jailer. Griffey is a negro, married, and was brought here from Hopkinsville for safekeeping.  On September 3 while Miss Lena Berry, an estimable young lady living near Lafayette, was returning from Sunday-school, Griffey pounced on her and dragged her into the woods and assaulted her person. She lay unconscious in the woods for several hours until searchers found her. Griffey fled, and the matter was kept quiet. One weak later he was captured near Madisonville, and then the story came out. He acknowledged his guilt, but through fear of mob violence, he was transferred from Hopkinsville jail to Princeton. The negro was hanged to a beech tree 3 miles from here. The body was horribly and namelessly mutilated and generously perforated with bullets. The mob was undoubtedly from Christian county. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Evansville Courier and Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-10-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princeton, Caldwell County 1890-1900 1894 Caldwell County Griffey Princeton https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/f7294e3c36d48a5f7833eaaf2a5cebc5.png 128fa9bc765f7f34a88fc408d15db9fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffey, Richmond Planet, October 20, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Griffey, Willis Charge, rape Mob, over 100 Mob, hanging Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource  Another Colored Man Lynched – His Body Horribly Mutilated PRINCETON, KY, Oct. 15 – Willis Griffey, the colored man confined to jail here, was lynched here last night at 11:30 o’clock by a mob of one hundred or more men. They went to the jail and demanded of the jailer the keys. These he positively refused to give up. Pushing him aside they searched the house and found them. In the cell of Griffey a struggle ensued, but he was over come, taken out, and placed in a covered hack and then the procession started out the Cadiz road. The mob wore no masks, and were strangers to the jailer. The man was hanged to a beech tree three miles from here. The body was horribly and (illegible) mutilated and perforated with bullets. The mob was undoubtedly from Christian county. The leader was barely in his teens. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Richmond Planet Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-10-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princeton, Caldwell County 1890-1900 1894 Caldwell County Griffey Princeton https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/5eb23244847bd040e0853e768cfbbac2.jpg a8b3e79ea405874e89806e94d53afcba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Caldwell County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Griffey, The Nashville American, October 16, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Griffey, Willis Charge, rape Mob, over 100 Mob, hanging Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource ANOTHER ACCOUNT. HOPKINSVILLE, KY. Oct. 15. –[Special.]– Information has been received here to-day from Princeton to the effect that Willis Griffey, the colored brute who outraged the person of Miss Lena Berry, in the southern portion of this county, two weeks ago, and who, after his arrest, was taken to the Caldwell County jail at Princeton for safety, had been taken from jail by a mob of masked and armed men, last night, and hanged to a tree about a mile from the town. His body was then riddled with bullets.  The Christian County Grand Jury, which is now in session in this city, returned an indictment Saturday night against Griffey, charging him with rape, and when court opened this morning his case was set for trial next Monday. The supposition is that the lynchers, who were quiet and orderly, were South Christian men, neighbors and friends of Miss Berry. The matter has created considerable excitement. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Nashville American Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-10-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Princeton, Caldwell County 1890-1900 1894 Caldwell County Griffey Princeton