Allen, Hopkinsville Kentuckian, November 19, 1914
subject: Allen, Henry
subject: Charge, intimidation
subject: Mob, hanging
description: Governor Willing To Act. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 16. - A reward of $200 was offered by Governor James B. McCreary for the apprehension and conviction of “possum hunters” who have been terrorizing four western Kentucky counties during the past few weeks. County Judge J. J. Rice and County Attorney W. H. Gray, of Muhlenberg county, called on the governor and urged the action. An additional reward of $200 is offered by the county. The county officials decided on the step following the lynching of Henry Allen, at Hillside, Ky., Thursday night. Sheriff Robert Wickliffe and deputies have armed themselves with shotguns and mean to engage the “regulators” if they show up in Muhlenberg county again. Gov. McCreary said he received his first official notice of the outrages in the coal fields on Saturday. He was not requested to order out troops, but expressed his willingness to meet the emergency with the whole state militia if the step is deemed necessary. The governor said that he had been informed by Judge Rice that conditions as reported had in no wise been exaggerated. W. H. Kingstonm of Morton’s Gap, Saturday wired the governor that “possum hunters” had threatened him with death unless he immediately placed more men at work in his mines. The warning also stayed that the mines would be destroyed. <path fill="#ffed8a" d="M168 235.2C128.4 235.2 88.8 252.4 49.2 286.8 83.6 247.2 100.8 207.6 100.8 168 100.8 128.4 83.6 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 83.6 128.4 100.8 168 100.8 207.6 100.8 247.2 83.6 286.8 49.2 252.4 88.8 235.2 128.4 235.2 168 235.2 207.6 252.4 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 252.4 207.6 235.2 168 235.2Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <path fill="#e6cb05" d="M119.5 191.7C91.3 191.7 63.2 196 35 204.5 43.5 176.3 47.8 148.2 47.8 120 47.8 91.8 43.5 63.7 35 35.5 63.2 44 91.3 48.3 119.5 48.3 147.7 48.3 175.8 44 204 35.5 195.5 63.7 191.2 91.8 191.2 120 191.2 148.2 195.5 176.3 204 204.5 175.8 196 147.7 191.7 119.5 191.7Z" transform="rotate(45 119.501 120)"></path> <path fill="#ffe940…
source: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress
publisher: Hopkinsville Kentuckian
date: 1914-11-19
contributor: Bridan Braun
relation: Documenting Racial Violence in Kentucky, Henry Allen <path fill="#ffcf5f" d="M168 243.6C128.4 243.6 88.8 258 49.2 286.8 78 247.2 92.4 207.6 92.4 168 92.4 128.4 78 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 78 128.4 92.4 168 92.4 207.6 92.4 247.2 78 286.8 49.2 258 88.8 243.6 128.4 243.6 168 243.6 207.6 258 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 258 207.6 243.6 168 243.6Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <polygon fill="#bfb177" points="168 252 49.2 286.8 84 168 49.2 49.2 168 84 286.8 49.2 252 168 286.8 286.8" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></polygon> <path fill="#ffcf5f" d="M168 243.6C128.4 243.6 88.8 258 49.2 286.8 78 247.2 92.4 207.6 92.4 168 92.4 128.4 78 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 78 128.4 92.4 168 92.4 207.6 92.4 247.2 78 286.8 49.2 258 88.8 243.6 128.4 243.6 168 243.6 207.6 258 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 258 207.6 243.6 168 243.6Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <path fill="#ffe940" d="M168 260.4C128.4 260.4 88.8 269.2 49.2 286.8 66.8 247.2 75.6 207.6 75.6 168 75.6 128.4 66.8 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 66.8 128.4 75.6 168 75.6 207.6 75.6 247.2 66.8 286.8 49.2 269.2 88.8 260.4 128.4 260.4 168 260.4 207.6 269.2 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 269.2 207.6 260.4 168 260.4Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <circle cx="71" cy="71" r="71" fill="#dbbc74"></circle> <path fill="#ffcf5f" d="M168 243.6C128.4 243.6 88.8 258 49.2 286.8 78 247.2 92.4 207.6 92.4 168 92.4 128.4 78 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 78 128.4 92.4 168 92.4 207.6 92.4 247.2 78 286.8 49.2 258 88.8 243.6 128.4 243.6 168 243.6 207.6 258 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 258 207.6 243.6 168 243.6Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <path fill="#e6d65e" d="M168 226.8C128.4 226.8 88.8 246.8 49.2 286.8 89.2 247.2 109.2 207.6 109.2 168 109.2 128.4 89.2 88.8 49.2 49.2 88.8 89.2 128.4 109.2 168 109.2 207.6 109.2 247.2 89.2 286.8 49.2 246.8 88.8 226.8 128.4 226.8 168 226.8 207.6 246.8 247.2 286.8 286.8 247.2 246.8 207.6 226.8 168 226.8Z" transform="rotate(45 168 168)"></path> <path fill="#ffe940" d="M168 260.4C128.4 260.4 88.8 269.2 49.2 286.8 66.8 247.2 75.6 207.6 75.…
format: Image
coverage: Hillside, Muhlenberg County

Butcher, Washington Bee, September 14, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: William Butcher, a negro, was taken from jail to Hickman, Ky., and shot to death, because in a quarrel with some negroes he threw a brick which struck a white man.
publisher: Washington Bee
date: 1895-09-14
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Arizona Republican, September 7, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: A MOB’S WORK. Negro Killed on General Principles. Pulled a Gun on Another Negro. Then Resisted Arrest by Throwing Bricks. The Offense Was Sufficient for a Mob to Take Him from Jail and Blow Out His Brains. By the Associated Press. HICKMAN, Ky., Sept. 6. – William Butcher, colored, was a victim to mob violence last midnight. The crime seems to have been committed on general principles. Butcher, a worthless, quarrelsome negro, had been arrested during the evening for drawing a pistol on another negro. He was drunk and attempted to resist arrest by throwing bricks at the officers, one of which struck a bystander. Butcher was taken to the city lockup. About midnight a handful of men came to the lockup and took Butcher out. The men, eight or ten in number, were masked. They were not disturbed in their work. Butcher was taken to the edge of town and a shotgun placed against his head and discharged. The head was almost torn off and the body was filled with holes when it was taken care of by the coroner in the morning. It is thought the detection of the mob will not be an easy matter, but it is not likely that any serious investigation will be made.
publisher: Arizona Republican
date: 1895-09-07
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, September 11, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: HICKMAN, Ky., Sept. 6. – William Butcher, colored, was a victim to mob violence last midnight. The crime seems to have been committed on general principles. Butcher, a worthless, quarrelsome negro, had been arrested for drawing a pistol during the evening on another negro. He was drunk and attempted to resist arrest by throwing bricks at the officers, one of which struck a bystander. Butcher was taken to the city lock up. About midnight a handful of men came to the lock up and took Butcher out. The men, eight or ten in number, were masked. They were not disturbed in their work. Butcher was taken to the edge of town and a shot gun placed against his head and discharged. The head was almost torn off, and the body was filled with holes, when it was taken care of by the coroner in the morning. It is thought that the detection of the mob will be an easy matter, but it is not likely that any serious investigation will be made.
publisher: Arizona Weekly Journal Miner
date: 1895-09-11
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Vermont Phoenix, September 6, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: William Butcher, a negro, was taken from the city jail at Hickman, Kentucky, on Sunday night and shot dead by lynchers. Butcher’s offence was resisting arrest by the police for disorderly conduct and throwing a brick which struck a white citizen.
publisher: Vermont Phoenix
date: 1995-09-06
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger, September 4, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: A HICKMAN MOB Short Work Made of William Butcher, a Desperate Negro. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2. – A special from Hickman, Ky., says: At 2 a. m. today William Butcher, a desperate negro, was taken from jail bu a mob. His head was shot off and his body was riddled with bullets. Masks of some of the mob were found near the negro’s dead body.
source: www.newspapers.com
publisher: Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger
date: 1895-09-04
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Louisville Courier-Journal, September 4, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: The lynching of the negro William Butcher at Hickman Monday night is another disgrace which Kentucky must bear. Butcher seems to have been a worthless and vicious man, but he had committed no serious crime, and his murderers ought to be hanged. But they will not even be apprehended.
publisher: Louisville Courier-Journal
date: 1895-09-04
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Butcher, Louisville Courier-Journal, September 3, 1895
subject: Butcher, William
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, masked
subject: Charge, disorderly conduct
description: RIDDLED. End of Disorderly Hickman Negro. SHOT TO DEATH Taken From the Lock-Up By Unknown Men. Confined For Breach of Peace a Few Hours Before. OTHER KENTUCKY NEWS. Hickman, Ky., Spt. 2. –(Special.)– William Butcher, a negro, was taken from the city lock-up some time last night and shot to pieces by a band of supposed whitecaps. The negro was a drinking, crap-shooting loafer; always in trouble when out of the city calaboose. He was released from the lock-up on Thursday evening, and on Saturday night had two flights, one with a negro from the country, who drew knives upon him, and would have killed him had it not been for the City Marshal. On Sunday morning the Cit Marshal took an old pistol away from the negro and cautioned him to stop his disorder and misbehavior. On Sunday evening about 7 o’clock the Marshal returned from his supper and found Butcher cursing upon the street and threatening to kill at sight the men with whom he had trouble the night before. The Marshal ordered Butcher to go home or he would be arrested. Butcher picked up a brick, saying he would as soon kill one man as another, and started toward the Marshal. The Marshal hit him over the head with a walking cane, knocking him to his knees, but before he could be captured he started to run, throwing bricks at the Marshal and hitting W. T. Buckner, a prominent citizen. The Marshal pursued the negro, who turned and threw another brick, hitting the Marhsal on the shoulder, knocking him down. The negro was finally captured after a severe struggle and put in the city lock-up at 8 p. m. After being locked up he threatened the life of the Marshal and said he would “do him up” when he got out. This morning the door of the calaboose was found open and a bar of iron with which the lock was broken was lying just outside the door. The dead body of the negro was found lying on the rocks of the river bank a little above town. Nine white muslin masks were found a short distance from the body. An examination of the…
publisher: Louisville Courier-Journal
date: 1895-09-03
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Hickman, Fulton County

Weaver, Louisville Courier Journal, April 10, 1908
subject: Weaver, Tom
subject: Mob, whipping
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, Night Riders
description: ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD. Injuries Inflicted By Night Riders Fatal. Hopkinsville, Ky., April 9. – [Special.] – Another murder is laid at the door of the night riders by the death of Tom Weaver at Canton, in Trigg county. About three weeks ago Weaver, who was a colored packer in the employ of an association tobacco house at Golden Pond, in Trigg county, was taken from his bed at midnight by a band of between thirty and forty masked and armed night riders. He was carried a short distance from the village and subjected to a whipping. The riders then withdrew a short distance from him and commanded him to run. When he failed to obey the order promptly the outlaws fired on him, one bullet striking him in the shoulder, randing downward, and he fell. The night riders galloped away, leaving Weaver writhing in agony in the road, where he was found the next morning. He was taken to the home of his father in Canton. Where he lingered until relieved from his suffering by death. Weaver was 30 years old. No reason for his treatment by the night riders has been given except that he was impudent. The night riders have visited Golden Pond three times. Once they burned an independent tobacco barn, and on another raid destroyed a blind tiger.
publisher: Louisville Courier Journal
date: 1908-04-10
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Golden Pond, Trigg County

Weaver, The Bourbon News, March 27, 1908
subject: Weaver, Tom
subject: Mob, whipping
subject: Mob, shooting
subject: Mob, Night Riders
description: Shot Down Inoffensive Negro. A band of twenty-five night riders, masked and armed, rode Tuesday night into Golden Pond, a village in Trigg county, and after firing off guns went to the hotel and from the servants’ quarters forced Tom Weaver, aged forty, a negro tobacco packer, to accompany them. The band took Weaver a little distance from the village, with drew a short distance from him and told him to run. The negro failed to obey promptly, and the night riders began shooting at him. One bullet entered his shoulder and another his hip. He fell in the road, where neighbors found him the next morning in a dying condition. No cause for the outrage is known. Weaver worked for an association prizing house.
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Bourbon News
date: 1908-03-27
contributor: Bridan Braun
format: Image
coverage: Golden Pond, Trigg County