1 10 259 https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/c5277962afa209222dceb7657a7b46f0.jpg c1908ab2c44426b226082113542caec6 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 Daviess 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 May, Maysville Evening Bulletin, July 16, 1884 Subject The topic of the resource May, Richard Charge, rape Lucas, W.J. Mob, hanging Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96060044/1961-02-20/ed-1/seq-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chronicling America</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Evening Bulletin [Maysville, Ky.] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-07-16 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 Owensboro, Daviess County Description An account of the resource <h3></h3> 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. 1880-1890 Daviess County May Owensboro Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/4efdad5231d4b68bb3ab5d397d73cb1f.jpg 78c9b9e0c08f99928d88eb5394db9ffc 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 Nicholas County 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 Tyler, Louisville Courier-Journal, July 26, 1894 Subject The topic of the resource Tyler, William Charge, rape Mob, hanging Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Crime Quickly Avenged</h3> 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. Neighboring blacksmith shops were opened and implements of attack were obtained. It only took twenty blows of a sledge wielded by a sturdy farmer to demolish the mob-proof doors in the entrance of the cell room. These doors have been the boast of the citizens that no mob could force them, but they were shattered like glass. The guilty wretch was hauled forth and brought to the door of the jail, and the leader of the mob called for silence and told the spectators that they should go to the courthouse yard. Then he asked Tyler what he had to say. Tyler stood between two guards armed with shotguns. He was composed and nothing in his looks betrayed the struggle he was undergoing. In a strange voice he said: “Gentlemen, I am innocent of this. I did not do it. I am not guilty.” “Yes, you are,” answered Mr. Campbell, the girl’s father. “My little girl said you did.” That determined the mob, the majority of which decided to hang the prisoner at Piper’s bridge, at the edge of town. The mob formed with military precision and with the negro, flacked [sic] by a curious and morbid crowd of onlookers, it wended its way slowly to the place of execution. Arrived at the scene of the execution there was a wild scramble for points of vantage, as everybody seemed anxious to view as far as possible every detail of the entire affair. The mob, which throughout the entire proceeding had conducted itself in a most orderly manner, consistent with its never-lost-sight-of-object, formed a perfect cordon around the prisoner and took its stand upon the bridge. The hanging was a bungling affair, as the rope broke and the negro had to be suspended a second time. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-william-tyler-1894/125799537/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Courier-Journal [Louisville, Ky.] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894-07-26 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 Blue Licks; Carlisle, Nicholas County Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lynn, Micah 1890-1900 1894 Blue Licks Carlisle Micah Lynn Nicholas County Transcribed Tyler https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/5bc4ba9012d9b8d79c751ec41ee8805f.jpg 8fa9f5e641166522bf82b57cc44032af 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 LaRue County 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 Esters, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, October 31, 1901 Subject The topic of the resource Esters, Silas Charge, Miscellaneous Mob, hanging Mob, 50-75 members Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Killed By A Mob</h3> 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-silas-esters-1901/125038466/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Messenger-Inquirer [Owensboro, Ky.] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901-10-31 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn 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 Hodgenville, LaRue County 1900-1910 1901 Esters Hodgenville LaRue County Micah Lynn Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/72a2131a1b306da40e6f9a3c1d75b417.jpg 41e17924b31d9a12eb77052a12ee6298 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 Jessamine County 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 Brown, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, February 7, 1902 Subject The topic of the resource Brown, Tom Charge, rape Mob, hanging Mob, 200 members Mob, unmasked Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lynched</h3> 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer-tom-brown-1902/122864456/">Newspapers.com</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-02-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nicholasville, Jessamine County Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Messenger-Inquirer [Owensboro, Ky.] Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image 1900-1910 1902 Brown Jessamine County Micah Lynn Nicholasville Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/187981a4adf34b85fca89dac01a905cb.jpg aedd15d07b8e079d7a52a70b983859d6 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 Jessamine County 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 Brown, The Paducah Sun, February 6, 1902 Subject The topic of the resource Brown, Tom Charge, rape Mob, hanging Mob, 200 members Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lynched in Daytime</h3> 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-tom-brown-3/122864515/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Paducah Sun Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-02-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nicholasville, Jessamine County Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image 1900-1910 1902 Brown Jessamine County Micah Lynn Nicholasville Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/7255e09a38c364bf8f4b4f97854a3e90.jpg 771176061be0b750941dce38479967aa 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 Jessamine County 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 Brown, Los Angeles Herald, February 6, 1902 Subject The topic of the resource Brown, Tom Charge, rape Mob, hanging Mob, 200 members Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading"> Kentucky Mob Lynches Negro</h3> Takes Him From Officers and Hangs Him to Tree– The Man Had Assaulted a White Girl, Miss Delia Powell, and Being Fully Identified By Her, Was Swiftly Punished for His Awful Crime Nicholasville, Ky., Feb. 6– Tom Brown, the negro who assaulted Miss Delia Powell yesterday, was taken from the police this afternoon and lynched. During the night the mob made repeated attempts to get the negro, but was baffled. This morning County Attorney Mitchell, Sheriff Christman and Deputy Scott removed the negro from the jail to take him to Miss Powell’s house for identification. About one hundred men accompanied the officers and prisoner. Notable among them was William Powell, brother of the girl, armed with a double-barrelled shotgun. After the negro had been fully identified and the officers were taking him back to jail, the mob seized and lynched him in the courthouse yard before the officers could get into the jail. Miss Powell is a student at the Jessamine Institute in this city and lives at her brother’s home, about three miles north. Last evening she started home in company with the Misses Braden, who also live out of town and attend school here. Leaving the Braden girls at their home, Miss Powell continued on foot on her way to her brother’s, about half a mile further on, and on the way she was attacked by the negro. After the assault Brown, aged 19, was arrested, and this morning was taken to the home of his victim, who fully identified him. To make the identification doubly sure, the negro was taken to the scene of the tragedy in charge of officers, followed by a mob of two hundred armed men, determined that the prisoner should not be transferred to Lexington. The mob followed closely behind the carriage and was reinforced by as many more on the way. When nearing the courthouse yard the carriage was surrounded and the mob dragged the negro from the authorities, who were helpless, but made a strong resistance. Brown was hurried to the courthouse yard, two blocks away, where a rope was quickly put around his neck, thrown over the limb of a tree and he was dragged up. He [was] strangled to death and made no confession or statement. The whole city turned out and all the ladies applauded at the end. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Los Angeles Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-02-06 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 Nicholasville, Jessamine County Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19020207.2.18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------">California Digital Newspaper Collection</a> 1900-1910 1902 Brown Jessamine County Micah Lynn Nicholasville Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/801312f87b90405fd77f26bc42134c95.jpg bc3cd2c8fb0221fbf86cc22cbbd0611e 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 Hardin County 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 Buckles, The Owensboro Messenger, November 18, 1902 Subject The topic of the resource Buckles, Harlan Mob, 50-75 members Mob, hanging Charge, murder Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading"> Was Hanged By Mob</h3> Harlan Buckles Had Been Given Life Sentence in Prison– Jury’s Verdict Did Not Please Them– Was Hanged Sunday Morning– Jailer Patterson Was at Depot Loading Stock When Mob Made Raid On His Bastile <div class="wordads-ad-wrapper" style="display: inherit;"> <div id="atatags-26942-141316" data-adtags-width="1000"></div> </div> Elizabethtown, Ky., Nov. 17– Harlan Buckles, who was Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Robert L. Reid, was hanged by a mob about 2 o’clock Sunday morning. The mob consisted of from fifty to seventy-five men, some of whom are supposed to have come from Larue county. On account of their number they had little difficulty in getting Buckles from the jail. He was taken to the court house yard and hanged to a tree, after which the mob dispersed. A coroner’s jury met Sunday afternoon and returned a verdict that the negro was hanged by unknown parties. Dan Patterson, the jailer, was at the depot loading stock when the mob arrived. Attorney Hewett Nall, who represented Buckles at both his first and second trial, feels very bitter toward the people of Hardin county. “Reid was killed in a free-for-all fight,” said he, “and it was not even proved that Buckles shot him. In fact, the evidence showed that Reid was shot from the side, while Buckles was in front of him. The bullets which killed Reid were from a 32-caliber pistol, while Buckles’ pistol was a 38-caliber. It was but a case of manslaughter at the most, but in my opinion Buckles was not proved guilty and should have been given a fair trial.” Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-owensboro-messenger/34783053/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Owensboro Messenger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-11-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn 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 Elizabethtown, Hardin County 1900-1910 1902 Buckles Elizabethtown Hardin County Micah Lynn Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/4a636490c755d3cb7b3629c10f128cb0.jpg 6e592f357d14dcbea438396436481a0b 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 Bourbon County 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 Carter, Louisville Courier-Journal, February 12, 1901 Subject The topic of the resource Carter, George Mob, hanging Mob, 25 members Charge, attempted rape Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bad Man</h3> Hanged at Courthouse Gate in Paris– George Carter the Victim– Mob Composed of About Twenty-Five Men– The Negro’s Black Record Paris, Ky., Feb. 11– [Special]– George Carter, a negro aged about twenty-one years, was hanged to the arch over the gateway to the courthouse square at 2 o’clock this morning by an assembly of twenty-five white citizens, as the penalty of an attempted assault on the wife of W.E. Board, teller of the Paris Deposit Bank. Carter had served two terms in the State prison and was a desperate character, and was in the Paris jail awaiting trial for criminal assault on a charge made by his sister-in-law, Carter was identified yesterday as the negro who attempted to assault Mrs. Board, and at 2 o’clock this morning the outer jail door was forced open and a crowd of men demanded the keys. The Jailer Overpowered Jailer Kiser was overpowered and Carter’s cell was unlocked and he was taken in his bare feet and thin underclothing and marched two blocks to the courthouse, where he was questioned as to his guilt. He stolidly refrained from making reply. He was swung by his neck to a tree and the rope broke. Then he was hanged to the gateway arch, where his body this morning was viewed by hundreds. A paper was pinned to his clothing which read: “There is no law for such as Carter.” Jailer Kiser was unable to recognize any of the members of the mob. The work was done so quietly and thoroughly that not a soul outside of the participants knew of the mob’s work until this morning. The dead body of Carter was allowed to swing until 8:30, when acting Coroner Thomas had it cut down and removed to a colored undertaker’s establishment, where the inquest was held and a verdict of “death by strangulation at the hand of unknown parties” was rendered. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-george-carter/121794988/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Courier-Journal [Louisville, Ky.] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901-02-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn 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 Paris, Bourbon County 1900-1910 1901 Bourbon County Carter Micah Lynn Paris Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/ddcadebdd02f53dd4b1da2adacceb3a4.jpg abbc22972054dc5bb99debc0170233d3 https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/b2cd831e63ebea885cffaef9a9d8c53f.jpg fddc5cbfef0e5c1ab557cef4252bc26f 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 Knott County 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 Scott, Danville Advocate-Messenger, January 25, 1934 Subject The topic of the resource Scott, Rex Mob, hanging Mob, 300 members Mob, masked Charge, assault Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Youth Accused of Slugging is Lynched by Mob</h3> 20-Year-Old Negro Is Taken From Hazard Jail and Shot to Death– Three Men Arrested– Investigation Is Started By Officers In Perry County Today Hazard, Ky., Jan. 25– Four men were held for questioning today in connection with last night’s lynching of Rex Scott. No charges have been made against them. A special grand jury will be impanneled [sic] Monday to investigate. Indignation Expressed Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 25– Citizens throughout the state, indignant because Kentucky was the scene of the year’s first lynching, flooded Governor Laffoon with telegrams today; demanding that he act in the investigation. The governor is mum pending an official report from Perry County officials. The House unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Governor in any steps he takes. Body Bullet Riddled Hazard, Ky., Jan. 25– Rex Scott, 20, negro, was hanged to a beech tree in the Cornett Hill graveyard in Knott County last night about an hour after he was forcibly removed from the Perry county jail here by 30 or 40 masked leaders of an armed mob of approximately 300 men. The body was found by members of a possee [sic] who reached the scene in time to see the members of the mob scatter. There were approximately 40 bullet wounds in the body. Scott was accused of slugging Alex Johnson a miner, on a street here Saturday night. Johnson died at 10:30 last night, never having regained consciousness, within an hour of Scott’s lynching. Deputy Jailer W.C. Knuckles, was standing across the street from the jail when he said armed and masked men began swarming aroun dthe [sic] the jail. He walked toward the jail door, where he was met by jailer Troy P. Combs, who said “get in here quick, Bill.” Knuckles was not molested until he had started through the door, then several man punched pistols into his side and one remarked, “You’ll be al lright [sic] if you stand still.” The leaders of the mob forced themselves inside and demanded the key to Scott’s cell from jailer Combs who denied he had the keys. Jailer Combs was roughed by the men who finally were convinced he did not have the keys. They then cornered Knuckles in a corridor of the jail and found the keys on him. They unlocked Scott’s cell dragged him outside, and placed him in an automobile. Sheriff McIntosh hastily summoned all city and county authorities and organized a posse of approximately 50 to pursue the mob. Noticing the machines bearing the officers approaching, the crowd scattered. Three stragglers were arrested for questioning. The negro’s body was not cut down until a coroner’s jury had been empaneled from Knott county. In the absence of the coroner, Magistrate John Everidge presided. The verdict was that he came to his death at the hands of persons unknown to the jury. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-advocate-messenger-1934-rex-scott/121488407/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Advocate-Messenger [Danville, Ky.] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-01-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn 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 Hazard, Perry County; Sassafrass, Knott County 1930-1940 1934 Hazard Knott County Micah Lynn Perry County Sassafrass Scott Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/3373c2fea098613fd7970acca3856b6a.jpg 3a06ba0f2ab4a00607205754d1dc0265 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 Fields and Garnett, The Lexington Herald, October 3, 1901 Subject The topic of the resource Fields, Jimbo Garnett, Clarence Mob, hanging Charge, murder Mob, 100 members Description An account of the resource <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Two Negro Boys Were Lynched at Shelbyville</h3> Found Hanging to Bridge at Daylight; Had Murdered Printer Shelbyville, Ky., Oct. 2– “We, the jury, find that Jimbo Fields and Clarence Garnett came to their death upon the C & O railroad trestle by hanging, by parties unknown to the jury.” The foregoing was the Coroner’s verdict which was quickly reached by six citizens at the C & O bridge over Clear creek, just north of town, and about 500 yards from the county jail at an early hour this morning. Fields was the little black fifteen-year-old negro boy, and Garnett was his tall, gangling nineteen-year-old accessory, who about two weeks ago stoned to death William Hart, the journeyman printer. So little was a lynching expected in this case, even after the demonstration made a week or more ago, that guards were no longer kept at the jail. Jailer Perkins, two assistants and his family were the sole occupants of the dwelling adjourning the jail, while the one or two policemen on night duty were at a distance. The mob, about one hundred strong, arrived a little after midnight. They secured the key to one of the outer doors and reached the corridors of the jail. With sledges they broke the combinations and locks of the two doors then between them and the cage that held their victims. They were until nearly 2 o’clock effecting their way through these big iron doors, but did so so quietly that few except the cringing, trembling boys inside knew of their presence at the jail. It seems to have been the purpose of the mob to hang the little fellow Fields and let his accessory, Garnett, remain in jail, as they used but one big rope with a hangman’s knot, and as Fields was dressed while Garnett was in his night clothes, in which he had retired to bed, thinking he was to be spared. The bodies were seen until 8 o’clock this morning by many people, including hundreds of school children and many of the delegates to the Kentucky Conference of the M.E. Church, South, now in session here. The killing of Hart occurred occurred on the night of Saturday September 21. Hart came to Shelbyville from Lebanon, O., and at the time of his death was employed as a printer in the office of the Shelby Sentinel. His body was found at 7 o’clock at night in a path leading from the house of Annie Fields mother of Jimbo Fields in “Bucktown” a negro settlement in Shelbyville. At the Coroner’s inquest it developed that Hart had gone to the house of the negro woman for some purpose that has not been positively explained. Young Fields afterward entered and had some trouble with Hart. Fields went to the neighboring house of Clarence Garnett, a boy friend, and got him to go back to the Fields house to assault Hart. The boys were armed with stones with which Hart was pelted until he fell dead, his skull being fractured. Hart either fell dead outside or else was killed inside and dragged out the latter being the most generally accepted theory. Fields and Garnett were arrested on the night of the killing. On Monday night a mob appeared at the jail but failed to get in. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-jimbo-fields-2/121373885/">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lexington Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901-10-03 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Micah Lynn Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Shelbyville, Shelby County Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image 1900-1910 1901 Fields Garnett Micah Lynn Shelby County Shelbyville Transcribed