Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart was held in the jail at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. According to a brief item in the Yorkville Enquirer in August 1881, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The same item says his father-in-law prayed for him and then helped hang him. The item is an unverified newspaper account and gives no date for the killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: brief wire item and telegram roundup of 1881 newspapers (reporters); The Iola Register, citing an unnamed report (reporters).

Sources (4)

• Batesville Guard, August 24, 1881, page 1 Batesville Guard, August 24, 1881
• Yorkville Enquirer, August 25, 1881, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, August 25, 1881
• The Iola Register, August 26, 1881, page 2 The Iola Register, August 26, 1881
• St. Landry Democrat, August 27, 1881, page 2 St. Landry Democrat, August 27, 1881