Henry Culbert

Henry Culbert was held in the jail at Hickman, Kentucky, in June 1883. On the night of Monday, June 11, a mob took him from the jail and killed him, according to the Daily Republican. The Hickman Courier later reported that his body was found in the river below town and that several citizens believed it was his. The body was not formally identified, and the current carried it away before the coroner could reach it.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1883 newspaper report says a mob took Henry Culbert from the Hickman, Kentucky jail and killed him, and the report does not say whether jail officers resisted.

Reported by: 1883 newspaper report (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Daily Republican, June 13, 1883, page 1 Daily Republican, June 13, 1883
• The Hickman Courier, June 22, 1883, page 3 The Hickman Courier, June 22, 1883