George Pearce

George Pearce, a woman, was held in the jail at Warsaw, Kentucky, when a band of masked men took her from the jail on the night of May 3, 1876. The American Citizen reported that she was hanged to a tree along with her husband, and the Abbeville Press and Banner placed the hanging about two miles from town. A Cincinnati dispatch reported that the killers were unlikely to be identified.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took a woman from the Warsaw, Kentucky jail and hanged her from a tree; the name given for her is George Pearce, and the accounts give no jail staff response.

Reported by: American Citizen newspaper report (reporters); Cincinnati dispatch (reporters).

Sources (5)

• The Andrew County Republican, May 11, 1876, page 2 The Andrew County Republican, May 11, 1876
• American Citizen, May 13, 1876, page 1 American Citizen, May 13, 1876
• The Morristown Gazette, May 17, 1876, page 1 The Morristown Gazette, May 17, 1876
• The Abbeville Press And Banner, May 31, 1876, page 4 The Abbeville Press And Banner, May 31, 1876
• The Cincinnati Daily Star, July 1, 1876, page 1 The Cincinnati Daily Star, July 1, 1876