Mayo, St. Louis Globe, April 02, 1877
subject: Mayo, Parker
subject: Charge, Rape
subject: Mob, Hanging
subject: Mob, 2
subject: Mob, Unmasked
description: Lynch Law in Kentucky. Full Particulars of the Lynching of Parker Mayo. Terrible Punishment for a Terrible Crime
description: Cin, Apr. 2.-“ From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Our dispatches yesterday announced the lynching of a colored man Parker Mayo, near Walton, Ky., for the rape of a white child near that place. With a view to obtaining full particulars of the affair and of the crime for which he suffered, an Enquirer reporter took passage on the 3 o'clock Short Line Railroad train yesterday afternoon, and was landed in Walton an hour later. Diligent inquiry in the proper quarters revealed the following facts: Parker Mayo was a -colored mulatto, who was born a slave on the plantation of Mr. Diedrick, near James River, Va. For the past year and a half he has been working off and on on the construction train of the Louisville Short Line Railroad, and living off it when out of work as a sort of hangeron. Last Tuesday, about noon, he presented himself at the cabin or shanty of a railroad laborer named James Murray, which 18 situated just north of the crossing of the Cincinnati Southern and Louisville Short Line Railroads, about a mile and three- quarters from Walton, and close to the place where Allen and Goss fought last September. Murray was absent at the time visiting his wife, who, with her youngest child, is an inmate of St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Covington, undergoing treatment for sore eyes. In the cabin was Murray daughter, Molly, a little girl of nine years, and her two little brothers, one six and half and the other three years old. As soon 38 Mayo entered the shanty he took the little girl by the band and pulled her over to the bed, upon which he threw her, and then putting his hand over her mouth to prevent her outcries attracting attention, he forced her to submit to his loathsome embraces. The human brute compelled his little victim to remain in bed with him all the afternoon, as she, in her innocence told him where her parents were, and be had no fear of interruption. Towards evening he left the cabin, but did not stay away more than an hour or so when he returned, and this time…
creator: Lexxi Colbert
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: St. Louis Globe
date: 1877-04-02
contributor: Lexxi Colbert
relation: Documenting Racial Violence in Kentucky, Parker Mayo
format: Image
coverage: Walter, Boone County

Casey, The Ohio County News, October 17, 1877
subject: Casey, Dick
subject: Charge, Assaulting a Married White Woman
subject: Mob, Hanged
subject: Mob, Unknown number
subject: Mob, Unmasked
description: Dicky Casey
description: Ky, Oct. 19,- "Dick Casey, a negro charged with committing rape in a white girl, was taken from the jail at Hardinsurg a few nights ago by a mob and hung. There are times when mob law might be approved, but when the prisoner is in jail with a prospect of punishment to the full extent of the law there is not much sense or reason to it."
creator: Lexxi Colbert
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Ohio County News
date: 1877-10-17
contributor: Lexxi Colbert
relation: Documenting Racial Violence in Kentucky, Dick Casey
format: Image
coverage: Kentucky, Breckinridge County

Pile, The Courier-Journal, May 20, 1877
subject: Pile, Levi
subject: Charge, Attempted Rape and Murder of a White Woman
subject: Mob, Hanged and Riddled with bullets
subject: Mob, Unknown number
subject: Mob, Disguised
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description: Cario, Ill, May 22.- "On Sunday night a party of disguised men went to the jail at Blandville Ky., and with drawn pistols demanded and received the keys. They then seized the negro, Levi Pile, who attempted to outrage and murder Mrs. C.R. Pile last week, tied a rope around his neck, tied him to a mule, and dragged him away to the woods. Nothing further is known except that his dead body was found hanging to a tree with several bullet-holes in it, and the clothing burned off. At last accounts the body was still hanging."
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publisher: The Courier-Journal
date: 1877-05-23
contributor: Lexxi Colbert
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coverage: Blandville, Ballard County

Morton, The Evening Bulletin, Mon, October 15, 1894
subject: Morton, Oscar Martin, Oscar
subject: Charge, Murder of one white man and one white sheriff
subject: Mob, Hanging
subject: Mob, unknown number
subject: Mob, unmasked
subject: Editorial
description: A coldblooded Muder Occurs at Lexington LOUISVILLE, Oct. 15. - A special to the Commercial from Lexington, Ky., says: Another lynching was added to the unusually large fall series of Blue Grass lynching bees Saturday. Saturday at the close of the Beattyville fair, Oscar Morton, a prominent citizen of Stanton, in Powell county, went on the warpath. Only two weeks ago Morton killed his man at Stanton and was out on $5,000 bond to appear next week at the Powell circuit court. When Morton arrived at the fair he procceded to get drunk and then went to hunt for Sheriff William Simms, who was his deadly enemy, a feud of long standing existing between the two men. Simms and Morton met near the entrance to the fair grounds, and after a few words both of them drew guns, and a quick exchange of shots followed, Morton using two guns. His first shot broke the sheriff's right arm at the elbow, and John Hogg, a friend of Simms, whipped out his gun and joined in the battle. When the smoke had cleared away it was found that Sheriff Simms was dead, being shot through his breast, one in his abdomen and another through his arm. Morton was shot through the neck, while Hogg was unhurt. Before a crowd could collect, Morton was hustled to the county jail and placed under guard. The people became infiuriated and a big meeting was at once held on the public square. Coloneal John Drummond mounted a barrel and made a speech in which he said that the murderer must be hanged, but that the work must be done quietly and with perfect order; Morton had killed two men in less than two weeks time, and he must die by the rope. A mob was quickly formed and marched to the jail. The jailer was overpowered and the keys to Morton's cell obtained. He was found lying in his shirt sleeves on the floor of his cell and after a bitter struggle was seized and dragged out. He then became very imprudent and told the mob he did not care what they did with him provided they did their work quick. After a short parley h…
creator: Lexxi Colbert
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Evening Bulletin
date: 1894-10-15
contributor: Lexxi Colbert
relation: Documenting Racial Violence in Kentucky, Oscar Morton
format: Image
coverage: Lexington, Lee County

Mitchell, The Courier Journal, The Bourbon News, June 16, 1882
subject: Mitchell James
subject: Mitchell Jim
subject: Charge, Rape
subject: Mob, Hanging
subject: Mob, 500 members
subject: Editorials
description: MT. STERLING Mrs. Thomas, a farmer's wife, outraged by a negro scoundrel, who is arrested. [Special to the courier-journal.] Mt. Sterling, June 14,- To-day about noon as the wife of Robert Thomas, a tobacco man, who lives on Smith Judis' farm, in the country, was crossing a field to visit a neighbor, she met Jim Mitchell, a negro do thiss city, whi secured her, smothering her cries, and outraged her. She succeeded in getting home and related her sad story yo Mr., Stanton, who came to the city and informed Deputy Sheriff Chenault of the affair. He'd immediately went in pursuit of the black fiend, captured him and he is now in jail here. The husband of the outraged woman, when he heard of the rape, procured a shotgun and, but for the interference of the officers, would have killed the deapoller of his home. Mr. Thomas is a poor man, but respectable, and the excitement over the outrage is intense. MT. STERLING, June 14.- A burly black brute named Mitchell, weighing 200 pounds, waylaid a reputable woman, the wife of Robert Johnson, a farmer living about two miles in the country, and committed a horrible rape upon her. She walked a mile and gave the information, and the negro was arrested and I'm jail at 3 o'clock, two hours after the prefpormance of the deed. There will likely be a hasty court held here by Judge Lynch to-night.
description: Jim Mitchell, a negro, was taken from the Sheriff near Mt.Sterling, Ky., while on his way to jail, and hanged. He had outraged a Mrs. Thomas (white), the day before. The mob consisted of about 500 men,
description: MATTERS IN KENTUCKY MT. STERLING A black ravisher receives proper attention at the hands of judge lynch. [special to the courier-journal] Mt.Sterling, June 15.- The negro, Jim Mitchell, who committed the outrage upon the wife of Robert Thomas yesterday afternoon, was taken from the jail during the night by five men, armed with revolvers who compelled the jailer to surrender the prisoner. He acknowledged his guilt, and was fully identified by his victim. His captors took him to a railroad trestle, about half a mile from town, strung him iup for safe keeping and left him. The lifeless body was cut down by the Coroner this morning and planted. The general impression is that Judge Lynch did a very good job, considering the brief time the court had in which to make up its mind.
creator: Lexxi Colbert
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Courier Journal
publisher: The Bourbon News
date: 1882-06-16
contributor: Lexxi Colbert
relation: Biography forthcoming.
format: Image
coverage: Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County

May, Maysville Evening Bulletin, July 16, 1884
subject: May, Richard
subject: Charge, rape
subject: Lucas, W.J.
subject: Mob, hanging
description: A mob attacked the Owensboro jail at an early hour Monday morning to secure a negro named Richard May, charged with rape. W.J. Lucas, the Jailer, resisted the attack, and was killed by the volley of shots that were interchanged. The mob then broke into the jail and hanged the negro.
source: Chronicling America
publisher: The Evening Bulletin [Maysville, Ky.]
date: 1884-07-16
format: Image
coverage: Owensboro, Daviess County

Tyler, Louisville Courier-Journal, July 26, 1894
subject: Tyler, William
subject: Charge, rape
subject: Mob, hanging
description: Crime Quickly Avenged William Tyler, the Nicholas County Fiend, Hanged by a Mob At Carlisle This Morning– Taken from Jail By Friends of the Girl He Assaulted and Hanged to a Bridge Carlisle, Ky., July 26– (Special.)– William Tyler, the negro who committed the brutal criminal assault upon Anna Campbell at Blue Lick Tuesday night, was hanged by a mob here at 12:55 o’clock this (Thursday) morning. Tyler was captured at May’s Lick Wednesday morning and was brought here late in the afternoon. There had been threats of lynching ever since the news of his revolting crime became public. Tyler was brought from May’s Lick by Marshal Mitchell to Cowan Station, on the L. and N. railroad. Jailer Masten, of this city, met them at Myers’ Station and acted as escort to this place. When the officers arrived here on the 3:12 p.m. train, they found quite a crowd of curious persons assembled, and they took Tyler off on the far side of the train and rushed him to the county jail on a run. The Sheriff expected no violence from the citizens of the town, but about 5 p.m. the rumor was started that Tyler would be removed to some other county, and the Sheriff called upon and deputized twenty-five citizens as officers, but the time was too short to properly organize and arm his force to be effective. At 8 p.m. every man in town was on the alert to see the mob come in from Blue Licks. Rumors came in every few minutes, but just as the tower clock in the courthouse struck 10 a well organized and orderly mob of about a hundred men marched up the main street and in answer to military commands stopped in front of the jail. It could be plainly seen that the men were determined to accomplish their ends. The Sheriff’s force was too small to resist. After one or two deputies were disarmed they had free access to the residence to the jail, but the jailer could not be found, and after twenty minutes’ parley the leaders decided to batter down the obstructions that stood between them and their prey. Neighb…
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Courier-Journal [Louisville, Ky.]
date: 1894-07-26
contributor: Lynn, Micah
format: Image
coverage: Blue Licks; Carlisle, Nicholas County

Esters, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, October 31, 1901
subject: Esters, Silas
subject: Charge, Miscellaneous
subject: Mob, hanging
subject: Mob, 50-75 members
description: Killed By A Mob A Negro at Hodgenville Shot Full of Holes Hodgenville, Ky., Oct. 31– A mob of 50 or 75 determined citizens arrived in town about 2 o’clock this morning and took from jail Silas Esters, the negro who forced Granville Ward, a 15-year-old boy, to commit an unnameable act near Upton, and strung him to the courthouse steps after riddling his body with bullets. The mob was headed by young Ward, the negro’s victim, and his father, Mr. Thomas Ward. So quietly and systematically did the mob (which was made up of fifty or seventy-five men) go about its work that the citizens of the town were in ignorance of the existence of a mob until the negro was in its clutches. The citizens composing the lynching party approached the jail, and upon their demand the keys were surrendered to them. The cell in which the negro was confined was entered, and the noose was adjusted about his neck. He was dragged down the jail stairs and out into the street. He managed to slip the noose from his neck and made a break for liberty. The mob, crazed with anger, made after the negro, howling and firing at him with guns and pistols. The negro fell when about 100 yards from the jail house, riddled with bullets. The noose was again placed about the negro’s neck and he was dragged to the court house and swung to the topmost steps.
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Messenger-Inquirer [Owensboro, Ky.]
date: 1901-10-31
contributor: Micah Lynn
format: Image
coverage: Hodgenville, LaRue County

Brown, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, February 7, 1902
subject: Brown, Tom
subject: Charge, rape
subject: Mob, hanging
subject: Mob, 200 members
subject: Mob, unmasked
description: Lynched Negro Who Ravished Miss Power in Jessamine County– Took Him from the Officers and Strung Him Up– The Girl Earnestly Begged That He Be Not Hanged Near Her Home Fully Identified By His Victim Nicholasville, Ky., Feb. 6– Tom Brown, the negro who ravished Miss Della Power, was lynched in the courthouse yard at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Brown was arrested by the officers, and followed by a mob of 200 men, was taken to the residence of Miss Power. She positively identified him as her assailant, but begged the mob not to lynch him. The leaders replied that they would do so at all hazards, and she plead with them not to add to her anguish by hanging him near her house. The mob agreed to this and came back with the officers, their number increasing every minute. When they reached here the mob, which had surrounded the officers, seized the negro and strung him up to a tree. There was no effort at concealment of their identity on the part of anybody connected with the mob. The lynching was very quietly done.
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Messenger-Inquirer [Owensboro, Ky.]
date: 1902-02-07
contributor: Micah Lynn
format: Image
coverage: Nicholasville, Jessamine County

Brown, The Paducah Sun, February 6, 1902
subject: Brown, Tom
subject: Charge, rape
subject: Mob, hanging
subject: Mob, 200 members
description: Lynched in Daytime Tom Brown, Identified as a Ravisher, Hanged at Jail Door Nicholasville, Ky., Feb. 6– Tom Brown, colored, was taken from the officers at the jail door this afternoon at one o’clock and lynched in the court house yard in the presence of several hundred people. Yesterday Miss Della Powell, residing two miles from the city, was ravished, and Brown was arrested for the crime. He was taken to the young lady’s home at noon today, and she positively identified him as her ravisher. Seeing the intention of the mob of two hundred people who had followed the officers and prisoner, she begged them not to lynch him near her home, and in deference to her wishes, they followed the negro back to the city and then lynched him. The lynching was quiet, and has created quite a great deal of excitement.
source: Newspapers.com
publisher: The Paducah Sun
date: 1902-02-06
contributor: Micah Lynn
format: Image
coverage: Nicholasville, Jessamine County