Fayette Sawyer

Fayette Sawyer, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Cleveland, Mississippi, in March 1904. According to newspaper reports published at the time, a mob of masked men broke into the jail, took him from custody, and hanged him from a railroad bridge. Another man held in the same jail was reported taken and killed in the same way.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of masked men broke into the Cleveland, Mississippi jail, took Fayette Sawyer from custody and hanged him from a railroad bridge, according to newspaper dispatches.

Reported by: news dispatches from Cleveland, Miss., including a Memphis Scimitar special correspondent (reporters).

News reports (7)

• The Courier-Journal, March 20, 1904, page 2 The Courier-Journal, March 20, 1904
• The Evening Bulletin, March 21, 1904, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, March 21, 1904
• The Brandon News, March 24, 1904, page 6 The Brandon News, March 24, 1904
• The Port Gibson Reveille, March 24, 1904, page 4 The Port Gibson Reveille, March 24, 1904
• The Newark Journal, March 25, 1904, page 3 The Newark Journal, March 25, 1904
• Cotter Courier, March 25, 1904, page 4 Cotter Courier, March 25, 1904
• The Osceola Times, April 2, 1904, page 5 The Osceola Times, April 2, 1904