Bruce

J. T. Bruce was held in the jail at Dardanelle, Arkansas, in September 1881. According to a Little Rock dispatch printed in the Savannah Morning News, armed men came to the jail around midnight on Saturday, September 10, took him out, and hanged him from a tree. The St. Landry Democrat reported that a mob of nearly a hundred men overpowered the guards and secured the keys before taking him out. The Stephens City Star reported that another man held in the jail was taken and hanged with him.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

News reports (4)

• Savannah Morning News, September 14, 1881, page 1 Savannah Morning News, September 14, 1881
• Huntsville Gazette, September 17, 1881, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, September 17, 1881
• St. Landry Democrat, September 24, 1881, page 2 St. Landry Democrat, September 24, 1881
• Stephens City Star, September 24, 1881, page 4 Stephens City Star, September 24, 1881