Lynching of George Ward
| Description: |
Four typed pages which relate the details of the only lynching to take place in Terre Haute, Indiana. Miss Ida Finkelstein was attacked and injuried on her way home from school by Mr. George Ward. She died as a result of her injuries. From her description Mr. George Ward was arrested and confessed but before Sheriff Daniel Fasig could get him out of town a large crowd pulled him from the jail and killed him. |
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| Origin: | 1901-2-26 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/isulib/id/4737 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Library |
| Subjects: |
African Americans Lynchings Ward, George Finkelstein, Ida Fasig, Daniel Terre Haute (Ind.) People |
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