Ben Harris

Ben Harris, a Black man, was held by officers at La Salle, Texas. On the night of Tuesday, January 9, 1906, a mob that had stopped a Santa Fe train took him from the officers, and at about 1 a.m. on January 10 they lynched him at Moscow, Texas. Accounts differ on where he was held: one report says he was in the La Salle jail, when about seventy men took him from it. Other accounts say he was in the custody of officers at La Salle.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports that a mob took Ben Harris from officers at La Salle, Texas, and lynched him at Moscow, Texas, on January 10, 1906.

Reported by: news dispatch.

Sources (6)

• 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
• St. Louis Palladium, January 13, 1906, page 2 St. Louis Palladium, January 13, 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