Wesley Hicks

Wesley Hicks was held at the jail at Franklin, Kentucky. Early on the morning of May 20, 1885, a mob took him from the jail and carried him across the state line to Mitchellville Station, Tennessee, where he was hanged. The sheriff's and jailer's response to the mob is not stated in the account, which reports only that the jail was taken.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Wesley Hicks from the jail at Franklin, Kentucky, carried him to Mitchellville Station, Tennessee, and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Wessington Springs Herald, June 19, 1885, page 2 Wessington Springs Herald, June 19, 1885