Harris

Harris, a Black man, was held in the Belair jail in Belair, Maryland, in March 1900. The Evening World reported that a mob of about a hundred men broke into the jail after a fight with the sheriff and his deputies, in which several men were wounded, and took him from his cell. The mob hanged him from a tree in a nearby yard, and his body was left hanging until morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about a hundred men broke into the Belair jail, took Harris from custody and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Evening World, March 27, 1900, page 4 The Evening World, March 27, 1900