Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams was described in a Louisville dispatch as an old and wealthy citizen of Caldwell County, Kentucky. He was held at the jail in Princeton, and on August 18, 1859, a mob took him from the jail, according to the dispatch. The mob carried him seven miles and hanged him. The dispatch does not say whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Louisville dispatch of August 24, 1859 reports that a mob took Jesse Williams from the jail at Princeton and hanged him.

Reported by: Louisville dispatch, August 24, 1859 (reporters).

Source

• The Press And Tribune, August 25, 1859, page 1 The Press And Tribune, August 25, 1859