Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Lumpkin
Henry Lumpkin, a Black man, was held in the jail at Hearn. According to a special dispatch to The Semi-Weekly Miner, a mob forced its way into the jail around midnight on June 4, 1885, took him to the stock yards and hanged him from the gateway. His body was found the next morning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special dispatch to the newspaper from Hearn reports that a mob forced its way into the jail, took Henry Lumpkin to the stock yards and hanged him.
Reported by: special dispatch to the newspaper from Hearn (reporters).