Carl Etherington

Carl Etherington, 22, came from a farming family near Willisburg, Kentucky. According to a United Press dispatch, he wrote a note to his parents and kept asking the jailer what his mother would say before he died. He was held in the Licking County jail in Newark, Ohio, on July 8, 1910, when a mob battered down the heavy jail doors, dragged him from his cell and hanged him in the street. The Waxahachie Daily Light reported that deputies could not stop the mob, and a Licking County grand jury found that the sheriff, the mayor and the police chief failed to act to stop it, though the Birmingham Age-Herald reported that no criminal indictments were returned against them. His funeral in Williamsburg, Kentucky drew a large crowd, the Hartford Republican reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (neglect alleged). The Licking County grand jury found that the sheriff, mayor and police chief did not stop the mob, and that the chief left the jail yard without ordering police to disperse it.

Reported by: Licking County grand jury (court); Governor Harmon; Newark officers (the agency that held him); United Press (reporters); Associated Press (reporters); New York Times (reporters); The Hartford Republican (reporters).

News reports (15)

• The Waxahachie Daily Light, July 9, 1910, page 1 The Waxahachie Daily Light, July 9, 1910
• The Pensacola Journal, July 9, 1910, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, July 9, 1910
• Laredo Weekly Times, July 10, 1910, page 1 Laredo Weekly Times, July 10, 1910
• Palestine Daily Herald, July 11, 1910, page 1 Palestine Daily Herald, July 11, 1910
• The Pensacola Journal, July 12, 1910, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, July 12, 1910
• The Iuka Vidette, July 14, 1910, page 2 The Iuka Vidette, July 14, 1910
• Oxford Eagle, July 14, 1910, page 1 Oxford Eagle, July 14, 1910
• The Hartford Republican, July 15, 1910, page 4 The Hartford Republican, July 15, 1910
• The Ocala Evening Star, July 19, 1910, page 2 The Ocala Evening Star, July 19, 1910
• The Hartford Herald, August 17, 1910, page 4 The Hartford Herald, August 17, 1910
• The Mt. Sterling Advocate, August 17, 1910, page 1 The Mt. Sterling Advocate, August 17, 1910
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, September 2, 1910, page 9 The Birmingham Age-Herald, September 2, 1910
• The Mt. Sterling Advocate, September 7, 1910, page 4 The Mt. Sterling Advocate, September 7, 1910
• The Citizen, December 29, 1910, page 1 The Citizen, December 29, 1910
• The Ocala Evening Star, August 24, 1911, page 2 The Ocala Evening Star, August 24, 1911