Butcher, Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, September 11, 1895
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Title
Butcher, Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, September 11, 1895
Subject
Butcher, William
Mob, shooting
Mob, masked
Charge, disorderly conduct
Description
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 evening on another negro. He was drunk and attempted to resist arrest by throwing bricks at the officers, one of which struck a bystander. Butcher was taken to the city lock up. About midnight a handful of men came to the lock up and took Butcher out. The men, eight or ten in number, were masked. They were not disturbed in their work. Butcher was taken to the edge of town and a shot gun placed against his head and discharged. The head was almost torn off, and the body was filled with holes, when it was taken care of by the coroner in the morning. It is thought that the detection of the mob will be an easy matter, but it is not likely that any serious investigation will be made.
Publisher
Arizona Weekly Journal Miner
Date
1895-09-11
Contributor
Bridan Braun
Format
Image
Coverage
Hickman, Fulton County
Files
Collection
Citation
“Butcher, Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, September 11, 1895,” DRVK News Articles , accessed March 14, 2025, https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/items/show/120.