Clarke Edmouson

Clark Edmondson was a Black man held in the jail in Fayette County, Georgia. Early on Sunday, October 17, 1875, a mob of two or three hundred people took him out of the jail and hanged him, according to Atlanta dispatches printed in several newspapers. He was hanged on the gallows where his brother had been hanged a week earlier.

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

Sources (7)

• New Orleans Republican, October 19, 1875, page 1 New Orleans Republican, October 19, 1875
• Alexandria Gazette, October 19, 1875, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, October 19, 1875
• The Daily Gazette, October 19, 1875, page 2 The Daily Gazette, October 19, 1875
• Evening Star, October 19, 1875, page 1 Evening Star, October 19, 1875
• National Republican, October 19, 1875, page 1 National Republican, October 19, 1875
• The Daily Argus, October 20, 1875, page 1 The Daily Argus, October 20, 1875
• Wilmington Journal, October 22, 1875, page 4 Wilmington Journal, October 22, 1875