Butcher, Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger, September 4, 1895
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Title
Butcher, Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger, September 4, 1895
Subject
Butcher, William
Mob, shooting
Mob, masked
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
Files
Collection
Citation
“Butcher, Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger, September 4, 1895,” DRVK News Articles , accessed March 14, 2025, https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/items/show/118.