Obituary:
Henry Salzner was lynched Thursday last week (11 Nov 1909) and was buried in Anna Cemetery. He
was the son of Billy Salzner who lived in Anna many years ago.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/gazette/obit_1909.htm
Henry Salzner was in the jail located in Cairo, IL at the time for the death of his wife when news spread of Anna Pelley's murder. At the time a lynch mob had formed to find Anna's alleged killer Will "Froggie" James and had chased Will, Sheriff Frank E. Davis, and a deputy across Southern Illinois. Once the mob caught up with Will James they lynched him in Cairo. Because the mob could not find the alleged second murderer of Anna they stormed the jail and took custody of Henry Salzner. Henry was then lynched by the same lynch mob.
Henry Salzner was lynched Thursday last week (11 Nov 1909) and was buried in Anna Cemetery. He
was the son of Billy Salzner who lived in Anna many years ago.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/gazette/obit_1909.htm
Henry Salzner was in the jail located in Cairo, IL at the time for the death of his wife when news spread of Anna Pelley's murder. At the time a lynch mob had formed to find Anna's alleged killer Will "Froggie" James and had chased Will, Sheriff Frank E. Davis, and a deputy across Southern Illinois. Once the mob caught up with Will James they lynched him in Cairo. Because the mob could not find the alleged second murderer of Anna they stormed the jail and took custody of Henry Salzner. Henry was then lynched by the same lynch mob.
Obituary:
Henry Salzner was lynched Thursday last week (11 Nov 1909) and was buried in Anna Cemetery. He
was the son of Billy Salzner who lived in Anna many years ago.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/gazette/obit_1909.htm
Henry Salzner was in the jail located in Cairo, IL at the time for the death of his wife when news spread of Anna Pelley's murder. At the time a lynch mob had formed to find Anna's alleged killer Will "Froggie" James and had chased Will, Sheriff Frank E. Davis, and a deputy across Southern Illinois. Once the mob caught up with Will James they lynched him in Cairo. Because the mob could not find the alleged second murderer of Anna they stormed the jail and took custody of Henry Salzner. Henry was then lynched by the same lynch mob.
Henry Salzner was lynched Thursday last week (11 Nov 1909) and was buried in Anna Cemetery. He
was the son of Billy Salzner who lived in Anna many years ago.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/gazette/obit_1909.htm
Henry Salzner was in the jail located in Cairo, IL at the time for the death of his wife when news spread of Anna Pelley's murder. At the time a lynch mob had formed to find Anna's alleged killer Will "Froggie" James and had chased Will, Sheriff Frank E. Davis, and a deputy across Southern Illinois. Once the mob caught up with Will James they lynched him in Cairo. Because the mob could not find the alleged second murderer of Anna they stormed the jail and took custody of Henry Salzner. Henry was then lynched by the same lynch mob.
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Headstone is faded and difficult to read. It is between two headstones, one with a log and one with a lamb. His sports a Woodsmen of American emblem and log.
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