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W. Henderson

died December 14, 1892 · Warren County, Kentucky

W. Henderson, a Black man, was held at the jail in Bowling Green, Kentucky. On December 14, 1892, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to the Democratic Advocate. He was 1892-dead in the custody of the jail, and the mob's killing of him is the only death reported in this account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief 1892 newspaper item says a mob took Henderson from the jail and lynched him.

Reported by: news reports.

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