Harney

Harney was held in the Marion jail in Crittenden County when, according to the Memphis Appeal, a mob took him and two other men from the jail and carried them to Frenche's Bayou, where he was shot to death on January 16, 1869. The paper, citing arrivals from the Marion area, called the mob militia and said the men had been promised a fair trial, and that those promises were broken. The Athens Post carried the account on January 29, 1869.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Memphis Appeal, citing arrivals from the Marion area, reports that a mob taken to be militia shot him at Frenche's Bayou after taking him from the Marion jail.

Reported by: Memphis Appeal (reporters).

Source

• The Athens Post, January 29, 1869, page 1 The Athens Post, January 29, 1869