This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmashmun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.franklin/1012.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'd never heard of this before, but there's quite a bit online about this case. George DeBar was 19, from NY, and thought to be not right mentally; I saw "insane" and "below par in intellect." He was a farmhand working for John Muehr. He attacked Mr. and Mrs. Muehr, both survived, and killed a 14-year-old boy named Paulus somebody. He was taken from the jail and lynched 7 Aug 1855 in West Bend, Washington County, WI. The mob treated him very badly, but I didn't see anything about tearing him limb from limb. This is the best link I found: mki.wisc.edu/Newsletter/MKIFall06.pdf The New York Times archive also has a contemporary account from a Milwaukee newspaper: http://tinyurl.com/3xmt9z The only George DeBar from NY that I can find who was around 19 in 1855 was the son of John and Margaret DeBar in Franklin County. I don't find any sign of him after the 1850 census, but you would know better what became of him. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.