Breckett

Martin Beckett was being held in the jail at Hampton Court House in late July 1882. Newspaper dispatches of the time report that a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, dating the killing to the night of July 25, though one gives the night after. A placard was left on his body.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Hampton courthouse jail and lynched him, according to a Wilmington (Del.) newspaper dispatch.

Reported by: Wilmington (Del.) newspaper dispatch (reporters).

Sources (7)

• Savannah Morning News, July 27, 1882, page 1 Savannah Morning News, July 27, 1882
• Memphis Daily Appeal, July 28, 1882, page 4 Memphis Daily Appeal, July 28, 1882
• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 28, 1882, page 2 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 28, 1882
• Bismarck Tribune, July 28, 1882, page 1 Bismarck Tribune, July 28, 1882
• Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, July 29, 1882, page 2 Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, July 29, 1882
• The People And New Hampshire Patriot, August 3, 1882, page 4 The People And New Hampshire Patriot, August 3, 1882
• Brookings County Sentinel, August 3, 1882, page 1 Brookings County Sentinel, August 3, 1882