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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…

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.,…

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.

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…

GRAND JURY GETS AFTER THE “POSSUM HUNTERS” In Muhlenberg County and Eleven Alleged Offenders Are Indicted. Greenville, Ky., May 14. - The Muhlenberg Circuit Court adjourned after having been in session three weeks and two days. A number of civil…

KILLED BY NIGHTRIDERS Nightriders Wednesday night destroyed Pedro Mohundro, a farmer from his home near Lovelaceville, and shot him to death. Mohundro’s death is the second recently charged to nightriders in Western Kentucky. Previously Henry Allen…

POSSUM HUNTERS TO BE TRIED Muhlenberg Circuit Court Is In Session At Greenville. Greenville, Ky., Jan. 11. – The regular January term of the Muhlenberg Circuit Court convened here to-dau with Judge John S. Rhea on the bench. The criminal docket…

MURDER AND ARSON IN MUHLENBERG COUNTY Henry Allen Hanged to a Tree Near His Home – Was Under Indictment “Possum Hunters” Outrages Meet With No Hindrance REWARD OFFERED FOR MEN WHO TOOK PART IN HANGING Hillside, Ky., Nov. 14. – Finding of the body…

Stone Talks Freely Will Likely Be Kept Here for Several Weeks. ----------- SAYS HE IS INNOCENT. ----------- But the Mayfield People Think He Is Undoubtedly Guilty. James Stone, the young colored man who was brought to this city from…

Left The Mob Mayfield Negro Brought Here From Paducah. --------------- A NARROW ESCAPE. -------------- James Stone Says He Did Not Commit the Assault. -------------- SHERIFF HOLLAND’S STORY James Stone, the young colored man who is…