Big Bill Karnoy

Big Bill Karnoy was held in the jail at West Union when a mob took him out and hanged him, according to a special dispatch from Wheeling printed in the Public Ledger in December 1883. The dispatch reports that the mob then set out for Clarksburg, apparently intending to seize another man held in the jail there.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch from Wheeling, printed in the Public Ledger, says a mob took him from the jail at West Union and hanged him.

Reported by: special dispatch from Wheeling, printed in the Public Ledger (reporters).

Source

• Public Ledger, December 11, 1883, page 1 Public Ledger, December 11, 1883