Dink Proctor
Dink Proctor was the father of a son, Arch, and a newspaper account described him as a quiet man who had never been in trouble before. He was held in the jail at Russellville, Kentucky, in December 1896. Early on the morning of December 18, a mob broke through the jail door, and according to the account the jailer was forced to hand over the cell keys after pleading for mercy for Proctor. The mob took Proctor and Arch to a cedar tree outside town and hanged them. Newspaper accounts put the size of the mob at between 75 and 200 men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Dink Proctor from the Russellville jail and hanged him from a cedar tree outside town; the jailer was forced to give up the keys after pleading for mercy.
Reported by: newspaper report.
News reports (9)
- Birmingham State Herald, December 19, 1896, page 3
- Daily Public Ledger, December 19, 1896, page 3
- The Times, December 19, 1896, page 1
- The Norfolk Virginian, December 19, 1896, page 1
- Hopkinsville Kentuckian, December 22, 1896, page 1
- The Forrest City Times, December 25, 1896, page 4
- The Weekly Herald, December 25, 1896, page 6
- The Weekly Herald, December 25, 1896, page 8
- Weekly Courier-Journal, December 28, 1896, page 1