Ernest Dewly

Ernest Dewly, a Black man, was held in the jail at Brandenburg, Kentucky. According to a dispatch from Brandenburg printed in The Hartford Republican, early on the morning of April 30, 1902, a mob of local citizens broke down the jail door, overpowered the jailer and took him from his cell. The dispatch says they carried him about half a mile out of town and hanged him from a tree. The Bisbee Daily Review reported that his body was found riddled with bullets, and an inquest returned a verdict of death at the hands of parties unknown.

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

Reported by: The Hartford Republican dispatch from Brandenburg (reporters); inquest.

News reports (4)

• Bisbee Daily Review, May 1, 1902, page 1 Bisbee Daily Review, May 1, 1902
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, May 2, 1902, page 1 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, May 2, 1902
• The Hartford Republican, May 2, 1902, page 3 The Hartford Republican, May 2, 1902
• Hopkinsville Kentuckian, May 6, 1902, page 6 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, May 6, 1902