Thomas Tinker

Tom Tinker was held in the Mayfield, Kentucky jail in February 1915. On the night of February 9, a band of about fifty men, some of them masked, came in from the surrounding countryside, went to the jail and took him from his cell. According to Associated Press reports, the jailer judged resistance futile and did not stop them, while another account says he was overpowered. The men hanged Tom from a tree in the courthouse yard and then shot his body.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about fifty men took Tom Tinker from the Mayfield, Kentucky jail, hanged him from a tree and shot or hacked his body; accounts say the jailer was overpowered or saw resistance was futile and did not stop them.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters); The Public Ledger (reporters); The Commonwealth (reporters).

Sources (10)

• Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot, February 10, 1915, page 1 Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot, February 10, 1915
• New Britain Herald, February 10, 1915, page 9 New Britain Herald, February 10, 1915
• The Montgomery Advertiser, February 11, 1915, page 10 The Montgomery Advertiser, February 11, 1915
• The Pensacola Journal, February 11, 1915, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, February 11, 1915
• The Public Ledger, February 11, 1915, page 4 The Public Ledger, February 11, 1915
• Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, February 11, 1915, page 1 Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, February 11, 1915
• The Grenada Sentinel, February 12, 1915, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, February 12, 1915
• The Commonwealth, February 12, 1915, page 1 The Commonwealth, February 12, 1915
• The Bolivar County Democrat, February 13, 1915, page 2 The Bolivar County Democrat, February 13, 1915
• Macon Beacon, February 19, 1915, page 2 Macon Beacon, February 19, 1915