Charles Whittle

Charles Whittle, an 18-year-old man, was held in the jail at Prince Frederick, Maryland. According to The Silver State, about forty masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. His death was reported in the paper in June 1886.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A party of about forty masked men took him from the Prince Frederick, Maryland jail and hanged him, according to a newspaper report.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• The Silver State, June 10, 1886, page 2 The Silver State, June 10, 1886