Died in jail or a lockup
Edgar Jones
Edgar Jones, a Black man, was held in the jail at Weston in Lewis County, West Virginia, in early July 1892. According to several newspaper reports, including a Wheeling dispatch, a large mob broke into the jail at about 2:30 in the morning, took him out, and hanged him. Accounts differ on the date, placing it on July 5, 6 or 7, and one dispatch describes a Wednesday morning in mid-July.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A large mob took Edgar Jones from the jail at Weston, West Virginia, and hanged him, according to press dispatches from 1892.
Reported by: Wheeling dispatch (special) in The Roanoke Times (reporters).
Sources (19)
- Alexandria Gazette, July 6, 1892, page 2
- Los Angeles Herald, July 6, 1892, page 1
- Deseret Evening News, July 6, 1892, page 1
- The Roanoke Times, July 7, 1892, page 1
- The News And Observer, July 7, 1892, page 1
- The Helena Independent, July 7, 1892, page 2
- The Progressive Farmer, July 12, 1892, page 3
- Shenandoah Herald, July 15, 1892, page 1
- Iowa County Democrat, July 15, 1892, page 2
- The Abbeville Press And Banner, July 20, 1892, page 2
- The Morning Call, October 14, 1892, page 1
- Morning Journal And Courier, October 14, 1892, page 3
- The Wichita Daily Eagle, October 14, 1892, page 1
- Passaic City Record, October 15, 1892, page 3
- Weekly Union, October 19, 1892, page 2
- Staunton Vindicator, October 21, 1892, page 2
- The Weekly Tribune, October 21, 1892, page 6
- Fisherman & Farmer, October 28, 1892, page 6
- The Abbeville Press And Banner, November 2, 1892, page 2