Andy Blount

Andy Blount, a Black man, was held in the Chattanooga jail in Tennessee. On the night of February 14, 1893, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. According to a wire dispatch printed in The Herald, a woman who had reported an assault that day could not identify him and doubted he was the man.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Andy Blount from the Chattanooga jail and hanged him, according to a wire dispatch reported by The Herald.

Reported by: The Herald, citing a wire dispatch (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Herald, February 15, 1893, page 1 The Herald, February 15, 1893
• The Record-Union, February 15, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, February 15, 1893
• The Morning Call, February 15, 1893, page 1 The Morning Call, February 15, 1893