Basils Julian

Basils Julian, a Black man, was held in the Southport jail in Louisiana, where his brother was also held. In September 1893, a mob of armed men came to the jail, took both brothers out and hanged them in a grove near the jail, according to a New Orleans dispatch printed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The dispatch reports that no shots were fired.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New Orleans dispatch in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that a mob of armed men took Basils Julian from the Southport jail and hanged him in a grove near the jail.

Reported by: New Orleans dispatch in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (reporters).

Source

• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 18, 1893, page 3 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 18, 1893