Colbert, Boston Globe, June 12, 1883
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Title
Colbert, Boston Globe, June 12, 1883
Subject
Colbert, Henry
Charged, attempted robbery and attempted rape
Mob
Charged, attempted robbery and attempted rape
Mob
Description
Hired to Assail a Woman.
HICKMAN, Ky., June 12–Three months ago two negroes, Henry Colbert and Pete Hunt, made an assault on Mrs, Lizzie Pratcher. East of here. The men were arrested, and confessed that they had been hired by Hugh Wood, a white man, to commit the deed. Last night masked men forcibly took Colbert from the jail, set him on a horse, took him away and hanged him.
Source
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-colbert-boston-globe/125635536/
Publisher
Boston Globe
Date
06/12/1883
Contributor
Jordan Grady
Format
PDF
Coverage
Hickman County
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Citation
“Colbert, Boston Globe, June 12, 1883,” DRVK News Articles , accessed July 26, 2026, https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/items/show/171.