George Moxey

George Moxey, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Many, Louisiana, when a mob took him from it. The mob hanged him from a tree on the night of November 26, 1891, according to newspaper accounts printed in the days that followed. Several papers carried brief wire reports of the killing, but none names anyone in the mob. None of the accounts says how the mob got into the jail or whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A mob took George Moxey from the jail at Manly, Louisiana, and hanged him, according to the news accounts; they do not say whether jail staff resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (11)

• Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, November 11, 1891, page 1 Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, November 11, 1891
• The Morning News, November 28, 1891, page 1 The Morning News, November 28, 1891
• The Record-Union, November 28, 1891, page 1 The Record-Union, November 28, 1891
• The Morning Call, November 28, 1891, page 1 The Morning Call, November 28, 1891
• The Cheyenne Daily Leader, November 28, 1891, page 1 The Cheyenne Daily Leader, November 28, 1891
• The Helena Independent, November 29, 1891, page 1 The Helena Independent, November 29, 1891
• The Saratoga Sun, December 3, 1891, page 2 The Saratoga Sun, December 3, 1891
• Griggs Courier, December 4, 1891, page 2 Griggs Courier, December 4, 1891
• Idaho County Free Press, December 11, 1891, page 2 Idaho County Free Press, December 11, 1891
• Lewiston Teller, December 24, 1891, page 2 Lewiston Teller, December 24, 1891
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 12, 1892, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, January 12, 1892