Dago Joe

According to the Wood County Reporter, which published the account on June 23, 1887, Dago Joe was in the custody of officers near Austin, Mississippi. A mob seized Dago Joe from those officers and lynched Dago Joe. The paper's account of the death is the only source for these details, and it is the claim of the newspaper, not of any official record.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Wood County Reporter reports that a mob took Dago Joe from officers near Austin, Mississippi, and lynched him.

Reported by: Wood County Reporter (reporters).

Source

• Wood County Reporter, June 23, 1887, page 2 Wood County Reporter, June 23, 1887