Download or read book Ashland Tragedy, The: Murder, a Mob & a Militia in Kentucky written by H.E. “Joe” Castle & J.M. Huff and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Christmas Eve 1881, a horrible crime shook the small town of Ashland, Kentucky, and captivated the entire nation. Three children were brutally murdered and their house set ablaze. Nothing in the small town's past had prepared it for what followed. Three men were convicted of the crimes, and two were sentenced to death. But the murderers were protected by the governor's untrained militia, which would eventually turn their guns on Ashland's innocent citizens. Join author H.E. Joe Castle as he adds to the work of J.M. Huff and discover this incredible, captivating true story of one of the darkest chapters in the history of Kentucky.