George Morton

Morton was a miner. He was held in the jail at Warren, Alabama, and one account says he was moved onto the caboose of a freight train because of threats of lynching. A mob followed the train, cut the caboose loose, and hanged him and shot his body. A second paper places the death at Warrior, Alabama, in Jefferson County, and says the train was bound for Birmingham.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob followed the train, cut the caboose loose and hanged Morton after officers had moved him from jail because of lynching threats.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Columbus Journal, May 9, 1888, page 2 The Columbus Journal, May 9, 1888
• The West Tennessee Star, May 11, 1888, page 1 The West Tennessee Star, May 11, 1888