J. G. Curlew

J. G. Curlew was in the custody of Sheriff Matlock, who was taking him into the court house in Moberly, Missouri, when an armed mob of about 100 men from nearby counties opened fire on him. He fled and was cornered in a building, where a man shot him to death. The Superior Times reported that the officers made no effort to stop the killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob of about 100 men opened fire on Curlew as Sheriff Matlock was taking him into the courthouse, and the paper says the officers made no effort to stop the killing.

Reported by: Sheriff Matlock (the agency that held him); the newspaper report.

Source

• The Superior Times, August 7, 1880, page 2 The Superior Times, August 7, 1880