I wish to thank those who answered my query. Just a bit earlier than the 1882 start of what Tuskegee Institute was reporting, there was a nasty lynching in Huntington, Suffolk County, L. I., known as the "Kelsey Outrage" or "Tar Town Murder." The victim was a white man. Huntington became known as "Tar Town" for much of the last 1/4 of the 19th century, as a result of this lynching. It involved a "poor relation" and his unwanted attentions towards an upper-class young lady. Just about all of those involved, the lynchers and the victim, were related to each other [and to me]. Kelsey was tarred & feathered and later murdered. Kelsey's dismembered body was dumped in Huntington Harbor. Some months later, part of him floated up in Oyster Bay Harbor; the rest was never found. I believe you can find an account of the "Kelsey Outrage" or "Tar Town Murder" on Newsday's Long Island History site. David Roberts Hollywood, MD [log in to unmask] > > Some months ago, the "Washington Post" ran a long article on lynchings > in American history. They published a chart on the number of recorded > lynchings from 1882 to 1968, as reported by Tuskegee Insitute. > > This chart shows 2 lynchings in New York State for the period 1882 - > 1968. > One was the lynching of a black person; the other a lynching of a white > person. > > Does any one on the list have an information on either of these > lynchings ? Location ? Circumstances ? >