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Found Hanging to a Tree. Carlisle, Ky., Aug. 16. - The dead body of George Wilson, a negro, was found hanging to a tree in the woods near Myers, this county. His death is a mystery, but it is generally believed he was a victim of a mob. Wilson was…

George Wilson, a Carlisle Negro, was found hanging to a sapling. There appears to be no especial reason for his taking off.

A sensation was caused near Deering camp ground Saturday morning by the finding of George Wilson, colored, hanging from a small tree. He was suspended by a handkerchief and the hitch rein from his buggy. The negro bore a good reputation, and had…

At Carlisle Saturday Lulu Willis and Russell Snapp were arrested charged with the murder of of the negro, George Wilson, who was found hanging to the limb of a tree near town a few weeks ago. The negro had been a lover of Lulu Willis and the…

Found Hanging to a Tree. Carlisle, Ky., Aug. 16. - A sensation was caused near Deering camp ground Saturday by the finding of one George Wilson, colored, hanging from a small tree, suspended by a silk handkerchief and the hitch rein from his buggy.…

HANGED TO A TREE. The Mysterious Taking Off of a Colored Man in Nicholas County. Carlisle, Ky., Aug. 14 - (Special.) - George Wilson, colored, a well digger, was found hanging to a small sapling this morning near the roadside on the Blue Lick and…

HE WAS LYNCHED Bob Haggard Taken From The Jail at Winchester And Swung From the Kentucky Central Bridge Early This Morning. The Body Cut Down And Buried Today. WINCHESTER, Ky., July 16. – Bob Haggard, the Negro who was accused of assaulting Myrtle…

A FINE TIME To Find Out That a Lynching Was Unwarranted. A Strong Sentiment That the Recent Winchester EVent Was Unjustifiable–The Grand Jury May Actually Investigate It. WINCHESTER, Ky., July 25. – A strong sentiment prevails here that the…

DOUSED The Glim at Winchester And Robert Haggard’s Life Went Out With It. Bob Was a Large-Sized Colored Man Who Made a Brutal Assault on a White Girl. He Was Caught and the Rope Put Around His Neck. The Sheriff’s Posse Arrived Just in…

STABLE BURNED At the Winchester Fair Grounds Last Night By Incendiaries. A gentleman from Winchester this morning informs THE LEADER that the stable of John T. Jones, located at the fair grounds, near that place, was burned to the ground last…