Ulysses Hayden

Ulysses Hayden was being taken by the Newton County sheriff on a southbound train to the Cassville jail in Missouri in late June 1894. A mob stopped the train, took him from the sheriff, and hanged him from a telegraph pole about half a mile south of town. The Record-Union reported that Hayden had been arrested after a brakeman was shot earlier that month and was being taken to Cassville for safekeeping.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob stopped the train carrying Hayden and the Newton County sheriff, took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a telegraph pole.

Reported by: The Record-Union (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Morning Call, June 30, 1894, page 8 The Morning Call, June 30, 1894
• The Record-Union, June 30, 1894, page 8 The Record-Union, June 30, 1894