James Foster
James Foster was held in the jail at Henderson, Kentucky. According to an Evansville, Indiana dispatch, about two hundred armed, mounted men rode into town in the early hours of June 11, 1888, broke through the barred jail doors and down his cell door, and dragged him out. The dispatch says the jailer had not fully raised the alarm before the men were inside, and that the mob hanged Foster from an oak in the woods outside town. The dispatch also reports that Foster protested his innocence and begged for his life along the way.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Evansville, Ind. news dispatch says about 200 armed men broke into the Henderson, Kentucky jail, dragged James Foster from his cell and hanged him.
Reported by: Evansville, Ind. news dispatch (reporters).
Sources (17)
- San Antonio Daily Light, June 11, 1888, page 1
- The Morning News, June 12, 1888, page 1
- The Memphis Appeal, June 12, 1888, page 1
- The Evening Bulletin, June 12, 1888, page 4
- The Evening Telegram, June 12, 1888, page 1
- Yorkville Enquirer, June 13, 1888, page 2
- The Emporia Weekly News, June 14, 1888, page 1
- The News-Herald, June 14, 1888, page 3
- Jamestown Weekly Alert, June 14, 1888, page 5
- The Mitchell Capital, June 15, 1888, page 3
- The Grenada Sentinel, June 16, 1888, page 6
- The Ohio Democrat, June 16, 1888, page 2
- Narragansett Herald, June 16, 1888, page 4
- The Atlanta Constitution, June 19, 1888, page 5
- Fisherman & Farmer, June 22, 1888, page 6
- Peninsula Enterprise, June 23, 1888, page 6
- The Abbeville Press And Banner, June 27, 1888, page 2