Whitney

Whitney was held in the jail at Hermann, in Gasconade County, Missouri. According to letters from Governor Thomas T. Crittenden, a mob overpowered the jailer and broke open the jail doors on the night of June 4, 1883. The mob took Whitney from the jail and killed him. The governor called the mob's action unlawful and asked for a grand jury investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Thomas T. Crittenden says a mob overpowered the jailer at the Hermann jail, broke open the doors, took Whitney out and killed him, and he called the action unlawful and asked for a grand jury investigation.

Reported by: Governor Thomas T. Crittenden.

Source

• Iron County Register, June 21, 1883, page 2 Iron County Register, June 21, 1883