A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Kentucky > Jefferson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2681 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44701 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Inter Ocean Article Date: May 16 1876 Article Description: Kentucky's Wickedest Man in Safe Keeping. He Killed His Fourth Man on Saturday. Article Text: Louisville, Ky., May 15.--Ben MICKEY was brought to Louisville Jail this afternoon from La Grange, Ky., for safe keeping. He is charged with murder. MICKEY is perhaps the most desperate man in Kentucky Last Saturday he murdered his fourth man, on John P. WILSON, a farmer of Oldham County. MICKEY was twice sentenced to death, but escaped the gallows and finally secured his liberty by means of money saved by his sisters during his imprisonment. Tuesday last he murdered WILSON without any justification. To-day the people of LaGrange gathered around the jail, and fearing MICKEY would be lynched th County Court ordered his removed to Louisville. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com