Henry Fleming

Henry Fleming, a Black man, was held in the custody of six deputy sheriffs at Columbus, Mississippi, in July 1893, while being taken to jail after a preliminary hearing. According to the Morning Journal And Courier, a crowd of about 200 armed men stopped the deputies about two miles from the place of the hearing, demanded that he be turned over, and took him a few yards from the road, where they hanged him. The paper reports that his body was then riddled with bullets. The sources differ on the date, with most giving July 12, 1893, and the papers do not describe how the deputies responded to the crowd.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A mob took Henry Fleming from deputy sheriffs in Columbus, Mississippi, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets, according to the Morning Journal And Courier and other 1893 newspaper reports.

Reported by: Morning Journal And Courier (reporters); Alexandria Gazette (reporters); Pascagoula Democrat-Star (reporters).

Sources (11)

• The Morning News, July 13, 1893, page 1 The Morning News, July 13, 1893
• Daily Public Ledger, July 13, 1893, page 1 Daily Public Ledger, July 13, 1893
• Alexandria Gazette, July 13, 1893, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, July 13, 1893
• The Indianapolis Journal, July 13, 1893, page 5 The Indianapolis Journal, July 13, 1893
• The Wichita Daily Eagle, July 13, 1893, page 1 The Wichita Daily Eagle, July 13, 1893
• The Salt Lake Herald, July 13, 1893, page 2 The Salt Lake Herald, July 13, 1893
• Morning Journal And Courier, July 14, 1893, page 3 Morning Journal And Courier, July 14, 1893
• Daily Kennebec Journal, July 14, 1893, page 1 Daily Kennebec Journal, July 14, 1893
• Wood County Reporter, July 20, 1893, page 2 Wood County Reporter, July 20, 1893
• The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, July 21, 1893, page 2 The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, July 21, 1893
• The Newtown Bee, July 21, 1893, page 3 The Newtown Bee, July 21, 1893