Name not reported

He was one of two young men referred to in a Wheeling Register editorial, published June 12, 1883, as the Barber boys. The editorial says a mob took him from sheriff's custody and hanged him on June 8, 1883. The editorial argued that lynch law is no substitute for the regular processes of the law.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Wheeling Register editorial says a mob hanged one of two young men, the Barber boys, after taking him from the sheriff's custody.

Reported by: Wheeling Register editorial (reporters).

Source

• Wheeling Register, June 12, 1883, page 2 Wheeling Register, June 12, 1883