Thomas K. Brantley

Thomas K. Brantley was held in the jail at Bainbridge, Georgia, in late July 1885. According to the Yorkville Enquirer, a mob of about sixty men overpowered the sheriff and his assistants, tore away the cell door and took him out, hanging him from a limb before shooting his body many times. A Times-Democrat dispatch places the seizure at about 2 a.m. and the hanging in a distant field. Other accounts say he was hanged from a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Thomas K. Brantley from the Bainbridge, Georgia jail and hanged him, then shot his body many times, according to a special dispatch to The Times-Democrat.

Reported by: special dispatch to The Times-Democrat (reporters).

Sources (13)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, July 30, 1885, page 1 Memphis Daily Appeal, July 30, 1885
• Alexandria Gazette, July 30, 1885, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, July 30, 1885
• The Clarion, August 5, 1885, page 2 The Clarion, August 5, 1885
• The Marietta Journal, August 6, 1885, page 2 The Marietta Journal, August 6, 1885
• Yorkville Enquirer, August 6, 1885, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, August 6, 1885
• The Magnolia Gazette, August 7, 1885, page 1 The Magnolia Gazette, August 7, 1885
• The Weekly Union Times, August 7, 1885, page 1 The Weekly Union Times, August 7, 1885
• Huntsville Gazette, August 8, 1885, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, August 8, 1885
• The Grenada Sentinel, August 8, 1885, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, August 8, 1885
• The Panola Weekly Star, August 8, 1885, page 1 The Panola Weekly Star, August 8, 1885
• St. Landry Democrat, August 8, 1885, page 3 St. Landry Democrat, August 8, 1885
• The Willimantic Journal, August 14, 1885, page 3 The Willimantic Journal, August 14, 1885
• Wessington Springs Herald, August 21, 1885, page 2 Wessington Springs Herald, August 21, 1885