Henry Shuler
Henry Schulter, 24, was held at the jail in Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana. In the early morning of September 15, 1897, masked men forced the keys from the jailer's household, entered the jail and took him and four other men out. Press accounts say he was hanged from an elm tree on the public square, and the Evening Bulletin reported that he was already dead when this happened, while other accounts say he was shot or had his skull crushed in his cell. Governor Mount ordered the sheriff to pursue everyone involved in the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report from the Osgood correspondent says masked men forced the keys from the jailer's household, went into the Versailles jail and hanged him from an elm tree on the public square, and Governor Mount's telegram confirms the lynching.
Reported by: Osgood correspondent's news report (reporters); Governor Mount's telegram.
Sources (16)
- El Paso Daily Herald, September 15, 1897, page 1
- The Paducah Daily Sun, September 15, 1897, page 1
- Daily Camera, September 15, 1897, page 1
- The Evening Times, September 15, 1897, page 1
- The Houston Daily Post, September 16, 1897, page 1
- The Evening Bulletin, September 16, 1897, page 1
- The Herald, September 16, 1897, page 3
- The Indianapolis Journal, September 16, 1897, page 1
- Hopkinsville Kentuckian, September 17, 1897, page 1
- The Hartford Herald, September 22, 1897, page 1
- The Marietta Journal, September 23, 1897, page 4
- Goldsboro Weekly Argus, September 23, 1897, page 4
- Connecticut Western News, September 23, 1897, page 1
- The Jasper Weekly Courier, September 24, 1897, page 6
- Decorah Public Opinion, September 28, 1897, page 2
- Norwich Bulletin, September 15, 1922, page 4