Sam Young

Samuel Young, known as Sam, was a Black man held in the jail at Clarksville, Missouri, in early June 1898, along with his brother Curtis Young. Accounts say a mob took the two brothers from the jail around midnight and hanged them from a tree. A newspaper account reports that Samuel begged for his life before he was killed. Accounts differ on where the hanging took place, with one placing the tree about a mile outside the city. An officer arriving from Bowling Green is reported to have found both brothers dead.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Samuel and Sam Young from the Clarksville, Missouri jail at midnight and hanged them from a tree, according to the reports.

Reported by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (reporters); Clarksville reports (reporters).

News reports (7)

• El Paso Daily Herald, June 6, 1898, page 1 El Paso Daily Herald, June 6, 1898
• Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, June 6, 1898, page 5 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, June 6, 1898
• Alexandria Gazette, June 6, 1898, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, June 6, 1898
• The Evening Bulletin, June 7, 1898, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, June 7, 1898
• The Times, June 7, 1898, page 6 The Times, June 7, 1898
• The Daily Kentuckian, June 8, 1898, page 4 The Daily Kentuckian, June 8, 1898
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, June 10, 1898, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, June 10, 1898