November 1895 in Morgan County, Tennessee, 1895, a disagreement between a boss, James Kelley, and a worker would ultimately lead to the murder of both. After a 10 day man hunt in the mountains, the accused, Charles Hurd, would be abducted from the jail and killed at the hands of a lynch mob in Wartburg.

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