William Thacker
William Thacker was held in a Kentucky jail when, according to a federal damages suit brought by his widow, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The suit names a number of men who live in Flemingsburg and the surrounding area and seeks $50,000 in damages. The case was set for trial at the April term of the Federal Court at Covington. The claims in the suit have not yet been tried in court.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Mrs. William Thacker's federal damages suit says a mob took him from a jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Mrs. William Thacker, in a federal damages suit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His widow filed a federal damages suit seeking $50,000 against several men from Flemingsburg and vicinity, and no payment is reported.