Elias Thompson

On the night of April 18, 1893, a mob of about twenty-five men overpowered the jailer at Monticello, Arkansas, and took Elias Thompson from the jail, according to a report from Little Rock carried by The Evening World. The jailer was overpowered; the report does not say whether he resisted or handed over the keys. The mob killed Elias Thompson. The sheriff offered a reward for the capture and conviction of each member of the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Evening World reported that a mob of about twenty-five men overpowered the jailer at Monticello, Arkansas, and took Elias Thompson from custody.

Reported by: The Evening World (reporters).

Source

• The Evening World, April 19, 1893, page 2 The Evening World, April 19, 1893