Clarence Garnett
Clarence Garnett, a Black man in his late teens by most accounts, was held in the Shelbyville, Kentucky jail. Early on October 2, 1901, a mob broke down the jail doors after the jailer refused to hand over his keys, took Garnett and another man, Jimbo Fields, and hanged them from a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad trestle near the depot. Newspapers said the mob acted over the death of a printer, Will Hart, but reported that the details of Hart's death were not accurately known. Accounts differ on Garnett's age, and no members of the mob were identified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Clarence Garnett from the Shelbyville jail, after the jailer refused to surrender his keys, and hanged him from a railroad trestle near the depot.
Reported by: news reports.
News reports (10)
- Americus Times-Recorder, October 3, 1901, page 1
- The Evening Bulletin, October 3, 1901, page 1
- Daily Public Ledger, October 3, 1901, page 3
- The Times, October 3, 1901, page 1
- The Forrest City Times, October 4, 1901, page 4
- Hopkinsville Kentuckian, October 4, 1901, page 4
- The Bourbon News, October 4, 1901, page 2
- The Van Buren Press, October 5, 1901, page 1
- The Mt. Sterling Advocate, October 8, 1901, page 1
- The Richmond Climax, October 16, 1901, page 1