Ben Howard

Ben Howard was being taken to the jail at Hainesville, Georgia, by a constable when, according to an 1892 report in the Afro-American Advocate, a mob seized him from the constable. The report says the mob shot Ben Howard to death while he was still in the constable's custody on the way to the jail. Ben Howard's death is recorded in that newspaper account, which is the only source for these events.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The 1892 newspaper report says a mob took him from the constable taking him to the Hainesville jail and shot him to death.

Reported by: 1892 newspaper report (reporters).

Source

• Afro-American Advocate, September 30, 1892, page 2 Afro-American Advocate, September 30, 1892