Taylor Crook

Taylor Crook was held in the Lexington jail in Henderson County, Tennessee, in June 1874. According to The Bolivar Bulletin, on the night of June 19, a party of men came to the jail, demanded the keys and told the jailer to go back to bed. They took Crook from his cell to the courthouse yard, hanged him from a tree and shot his body. The paper reported that he was left hanging until the next day, when he was taken down and buried.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Bolivar Bulletin reported that a party of men demanded the jail keys, took Crook from his cell, hanged him from a tree and shot his body.

Reported by: The Bolivar Bulletin (reporters).

Source

• The Bolivar Bulletin, July 3, 1874, page 2 The Bolivar Bulletin, July 3, 1874