John Redfern

John Redfern was held in the Franklin, Kentucky jail in July 1892, after a shooting near his house that killed P. D. Dunn, a former circuit court clerk. Early on July 13, a mob of about fifty men came to the jail around midnight, woke the jailer and obtained the keys, then took Redfern from his cell. The mob fastened him to a horse, carried him about two miles to Sharp's Branch and hanged him from a tree there. Reports say the mob acted after the shooting, and the account of the shooting itself is disputed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took John Redfern from the Franklin, Kentucky jail around midnight and hanged him, according to a dispatch reported by the State Chronicle and other papers.

Reported by: By Telegraph to the State Chronicle (reporters); Franklin, Ky. dispatch as printed in the Portland Daily Press (reporters); Daily Public Ledger (reporters); A dispatch from Franklin, Ky. (reporters).

Sources (9)

• San Antonio Daily Light, July 13, 1892, page 1 San Antonio Daily Light, July 13, 1892
• Daily Public Ledger, July 13, 1892, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, July 13, 1892
• Alexandria Gazette, July 14, 1892, page 3 Alexandria Gazette, July 14, 1892
• The Durham Daily Globe, July 14, 1892, page 4 The Durham Daily Globe, July 14, 1892
• The State Chronicle, July 14, 1892, page 4 The State Chronicle, July 14, 1892
• Rock Island Daily Argus, July 14, 1892, page 4 Rock Island Daily Argus, July 14, 1892
• The Portland Daily Press, July 14, 1892, page 1 The Portland Daily Press, July 14, 1892
• The Vermont Watchman, July 20, 1892, page 8 The Vermont Watchman, July 20, 1892
• The Pickens Sentinel, July 28, 1892, page 1 The Pickens Sentinel, July 28, 1892