Lynching of Albert Lackey: August 26, 1885
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City: Blanco, Texas
County: Blanco County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Thirty-seven
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
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Lynching Party (l to r): Frances Aaron Lackey (son of Thomas brother to Albert); Sheriff Colvin Pruitt (brother-in-law to Albert); James C. Lackey (son of James Lackey brother to Albert); Charles C. Lackey (son of James Lackey brother to Albert).
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Lynching Tree.
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Burial site of Albert Lackey.
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"Bloody Work"
Source: The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: August 26, 1885
"Eight Persons Murdered"
Source: New York Times (New York, New York) | Date: August 27, 1885
"Al Lackie Lynched"
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: August 29, 1885
"Lynching at Blanco"
Source: El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) | Date: August 29, 1885
"Al Lackey or Lockie."
Source: The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware) | Date: August 29, 1885
"The State Specials."
Source: Dallas Daily Herald | Date: August 29, 1885
"Lockie Hanged. : Deserved Fate of Texas' Brutal Butcher. : Awful Crime in Michigan. : A whole Family Conspire to Murder.: The "Felton" Explosion Mystery.: With Other Important Wirings Up to 4 P.M."
Source: Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) | Date: August 28, 1885