Henry Williams

Henry Williams, a Black man, was held in the jail at Gadsden, Kentucky. On Sunday, March 16, 1890, a mob took him from the jail and shot him to death, according to a news report reprinted in the Willimantic Journal and a Nashville dispatch published the following day.

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

Reported by: The Willimantic Journal, reprinting a news report (reporters); Nashville dispatch (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Morning Journal And Courier, March 17, 1890, page 3 Morning Journal And Courier, March 17, 1890
• The Willimantic Journal, March 21, 1890, page 6 The Willimantic Journal, March 21, 1890