Harris
Harris, a Black woman, was held in Rockingham County, Virginia, in March 1878. The Interior Journal reported that about 200 masked men took her from an officer, tied a rope around her neck and hanged her from a tree, leaving her body there for two days. The Narragansett Herald reported that she was taken from a jail in East Rockingham county and put to death by unknown persons, and that the governor offered a reward for the arrest of those involved.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Interior Journal reports that about 200 masked men took a woman from an officer in Rockingham County, Virginia, tied a rope around her neck and hanged her from a tree, leaving her hanging for two days; a second account says unknown persons put a woman named Harris to death after taking her from a East Rockingham county jail.
Reported by: The Interior Journal (reporters).