Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart was held in the Perry County jail in Arkansas in May 1892. According to an Indianapolis Journal dispatch, a mob broke open the jail, took him out and hanged him from the nearest tree. Other newspapers of the time reported the same killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Citizens broke open the Perry County, Arkansas, jail, took Charles Stewart out and hanged him from a tree, according to a May 1892 newspaper dispatch; the account does not say whether jail staff resisted the crowd.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch datelined Arkansas, May 23, 1892 (reporters); Indianapolis Journal report of the Arkansas dispatch (reporters); Evening Journal editorial (reporters); Reporter And Farmer (news report) (reporters).

Sources (8)

• The Indianapolis Journal, May 22, 1892, page 1 The Indianapolis Journal, May 22, 1892
• The Anaconda Standard, May 22, 1892, page 1 The Anaconda Standard, May 22, 1892
• The Wilmington Daily Republican, May 23, 1892, page 1 The Wilmington Daily Republican, May 23, 1892
• Evening Journal, May 26, 1892, page 2 Evening Journal, May 26, 1892
• Afro-American Advocate, May 27, 1892, page 2 Afro-American Advocate, May 27, 1892
• Passaic City Record, May 28, 1892, page 2 Passaic City Record, May 28, 1892
• Reporter And Farmer, June 2, 1892, page 2 Reporter And Farmer, June 2, 1892
• Fisherman & Farmer, June 3, 1892, page 2 Fisherman & Farmer, June 3, 1892