Day

J. H. Day was held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana, on the night of June 13, 1894. Most dispatches say a crowd of several hundred people broke into the jail, took him some distance from town and hanged him from a tree limb. The Banner-Democrat, citing Monroe papers, said unknown people got the jail keys from the officer in charge that night, while one dispatch said he asked to be allowed to hang himself, jumped from the first branch and broke his neck. An editorial in the Banner-Democrat called his killing murder and urged that those responsible be prosecuted.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A newspaper dispatch from Monroe says a crowd of 400 to 600 broke open the jail and let him hang himself, while the Banner-Democrat editorial calls it murder by the mob.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch datelined Monroe, La. (reporters); The Banner-Democrat editorial.

Sources (9)

• The Herald, June 15, 1894, page 2 The Herald, June 15, 1894
• The Atlanta Constitution, June 18, 1894, page 5 The Atlanta Constitution, June 18, 1894
• The Free Press, June 21, 1894, page 2 The Free Press, June 21, 1894
• Courier Democrat, June 21, 1894, page 3 Courier Democrat, June 21, 1894
• Turner County Herald, June 21, 1894, page 2 Turner County Herald, June 21, 1894
• The Pioneer Express, June 22, 1894, page 1 The Pioneer Express, June 22, 1894
• The Sully County Watchman, June 22, 1894, page 3 The Sully County Watchman, June 22, 1894
• The Banner-Democrat, June 23, 1894, page 2 The Banner-Democrat, June 23, 1894
• Idaho County Free Press, June 29, 1894, page 3 Idaho County Free Press, June 29, 1894