Bob Huggard

Bob Huggard was held in the jail at Winchester, Kentucky. Early on the morning of July 16, 1895, an armed crowd surrounded the jail, according to news dispatches printed that day. The dispatches say the mob took him from custody and lynched him. Wire reports from the same day are the only accounts of his death in these sources.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: News dispatch datelined Winchester, Ky. (reporters); News wire report in The Providence News (reporters).

Sources (3)

• Foster'S Daily Democrat, July 16, 1895, page 1 Foster'S Daily Democrat, July 16, 1895
• Pawtucket Evening Post, July 16, 1895, page 1 Pawtucket Evening Post, July 16, 1895
• The Providence News, July 16, 1895, page 4 The Providence News, July 16, 1895