Campbell

Campbell, a Black man, was held in the jail at Statesville, North Carolina. According to a New-York Tribune report of a Charleston, N.C. dispatch dated October 16, 1883, about thirty masked men came from the country late at night, took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. The mob worked so quietly that the town was not disturbed. His body was found the next morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New-York Tribune report of a Charleston, N.C. dispatch says about thirty masked men took Campbell from the Statesville jail and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: New-York Tribune report of a Charleston, N.C. dispatch (reporters).

Source

• New-York Tribune, October 17, 1883, page 1 New-York Tribune, October 17, 1883