George Ellis

George Ellis was held in the jail at Catlettsburg, Kentucky. According to the Cincinnati Times, a mob came by rail from Ashland and took him from the jail. The Semi-Weekly Interior Journal reported that early on Saturday, June 3, 1882, the mob carried him to Ashland on a train it had seized and hanged him from a sycamore tree there.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took George Ellis from the Catlettsburg jail and hanged him, according to the Cincinnati Times dispatch.

Reported by: Cincinnati Times dispatch (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Daily Dispatch, June 4, 1882, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, June 4, 1882
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, June 6, 1882, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, June 6, 1882