Introduction | Thomas Douglas's 1926 Confession

Below you will find two clippings related to Thomas Douglas's 1926 confession to the rape and murder of Mary Secaur. The first clipping is the original article (at least in Ohio) related to the confession. The second article offers the official Mercer-county slant on the confession. The Van Wert Times was supportive of the lynchings when they occurred back in 1872.

Dayton News. Tuesday, March 23, 1926. Page 3 Column 1.

Van Wert Times. March 24, 1926. Page 1 Columns 4-5.