George Estes

George Estes, a Black man, was held by Sheriff Pennington and a force of deputies at Hales Point, Tennessee. While the sheriff's posse was taking him toward Ripley, the county seat, an armed mob overpowered the officers and hanged him on October 29, 1906. The Associated Press report says the sheriff and posse used every means to protect him before they were overpowered. Accounts differ on where the mob took him from the officers.

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

Reported by: Sheriff Pennington and his posse (the agency that held him); Associated Press (reporters); Newspaper dispatch datelined Ripley, Tenn. (reporters).

News reports (5)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, October 30, 1906, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, October 30, 1906
• The Paducah Evening Sun, October 30, 1906, page 4 The Paducah Evening Sun, October 30, 1906
• Daily Press, October 30, 1906, page 1 Daily Press, October 30, 1906
• Sharp County Record, November 2, 1906, page 4 Sharp County Record, November 2, 1906
• Hopkinsville Kentuckian, November 3, 1906, page 4 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, November 3, 1906