Lynching of Tom Barnett: May 28, 1909
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City: Abilene, Texas
County: Taylor County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Tom Barnett Killed this Morning at One O'Clock in His Cell by a Mob of Armed and Desperate Men" (Part I)
Source: Abilene Reporter | Date: May 28, 1909
"Tom Barnett Killed this Morning at One O'Clock in His Cell by a Mob of Armed and Desperate Men" (Part II)
Source: Abilene Reporter | Date: May 28, 1909
"Tom Barrett Killing Will Be Investigated"
Source: Dallas Morning News | Date: May 30, 1909
"Shot In His Cell By Mob: Texas Cattleman, Convicted of Murder, Lynched at Abilene."
Source: The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, Pennsylvania) | Date: May 29, 1909