Mrs. Meeling

Mrs. Meeling was held in the jail at Barboursville, West Virginia, when a mob took her from the jail and hanged her along with Edward Williams, according to an unattributed item in the Worcester Daily Press published January 27, 1876. The report places her death on or about January 22, 1876. The item does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed over the prisoners.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An unattributed Worcester Daily Press item reports that a mob took Mrs. Meeling from the Barboursville, West Virginia, jail and hanged her.

Reported by: Worcester Daily Press (reporters).

Source

• Worcester Daily Press, January 27, 1876, page 2 Worcester Daily Press, January 27, 1876