Henry Jones

Henry Jones was held in a jail at Hamburg, Arkansas, in June 1891, when a mob took him from the jail. According to a news dispatch datelined Hamburg, the mob dragged him with a rope for a mile or more over rocky ground, then hanged him and shot him many times. The dispatch does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news dispatch datelined Hamburg (Ark.) (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Record-Union, June 24, 1891, page 1 The Record-Union, June 24, 1891
• The Morning Call, June 24, 1891, page 1 The Morning Call, June 24, 1891