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Ike Fitzgerald
Tiptonville, Tennessee
March 17, 1901
Ike Fitzgerald was accused of raping a young woman. He
was arrested, jailed, and prosecuted for the crime in Tiptonville,
Tennessee. The jury was unable to agree on a verdict so several
observers in the courtroom seized Mr. Fitzgerald, rushed him into the street and
hung him from a tree.

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