Andy Honours

According to a Herald and Tribune report published August 4, 1892, Andy Honours was taken from the jail in Jacksboro, Tennessee, by a mob of about 150 men. The mob broke into the jail, secured the men held there, and hanged him from a beam over a farm gate on Major Lindsay's place a short distance from town. The accusation against the two men, presented as fact in the article, is not repeated here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Herald and Tribune news report says a mob of about 150 men broke into the Jacksboro, Tennessee jail, took Andy Honours and hanged him from a beam over a farm gate.

Reported by: Herald And Tribune (reporters).

Source

• Herald And Tribune, August 4, 1892, page 1 Herald And Tribune, August 4, 1892