Fred King

Fred King, a Black man, was held in the Dyersburg, Tennessee jail when a mob took him from the jail on February 18, 1901. According to a bulletin received by The Paducah Sun, the mob tried him on the public square and lynched him. A wire report in The Evening Bulletin says the mob selected the jury that tried him and hanged him. Neither account says how jail officers responded or whether they resisted or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A bulletin to The Sun said a mob took Fred King from the Dyersburg, Tennessee jail, tried him on the public square and lynched him; a wire report says the mob hanged him.

Reported by: A bulletin to The Sun (Paducah Sun) (reporters); Short wire report (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Paducah Sun, February 18, 1901, page 1 The Paducah Sun, February 18, 1901
• The Evening Bulletin, February 19, 1901, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, February 19, 1901