B. F. Harris

B. F. Harris, a Black man, was held in the custody of officers at La Salle, Texas, and the Daily Tribune reports that he was in the La Salle jail. According to the Daily Tribune, a mob of about seventy men held up a Santa Fe train, took him from the officers, and lynched him at Moscow, Texas, in the early hours of January 10, 1906. The Tupelo Journal, The Lexington Advertiser and the Santa Fe New Mexican all place the lynching at Moscow, Texas, with the Lexington Advertiser dating the seizure to the night of January 9. The Tupelo Journal gives the time of death as about 1 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news dispatch.

Sources (5)

• The Daily Tribune, January 10, 1906, page 1 The Daily Tribune, January 10, 1906
• Albuquerque Evening Citizen, January 10, 1906, page 1 Albuquerque Evening Citizen, January 10, 1906
• Santa Fe New Mexican, January 10, 1906, page 1 Santa Fe New Mexican, January 10, 1906
• The Lexington Advertiser, January 18, 1906, page 3 The Lexington Advertiser, January 18, 1906
• The Tupelo Journal, January 19, 1906, page 2 The Tupelo Journal, January 19, 1906