Henry Williams

Henry Williams, a Black man, was held in the jail at Gadsden, Tennessee, in March 1890. On Sunday, March 16, a mob took him from the jail and shot him to death, according to newspaper dispatches printed in the days that followed. The accounts differ on the time, placing it in the afternoon or around 8:30 that evening, and one says officers had brought him to Gadsden that day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Henry Williams from the Gadsden jail in Tennessee and shot him to death, according to a Nashville dispatch; the accounts do not say whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: Nashville dispatch to the Fort Worth Daily Gazette (reporters); Alexandria Gazette wire report (reporters).

News reports (9)

• San Antonio Daily Light, March 17, 1890, page 1 San Antonio Daily Light, March 17, 1890
• Fort Worth Daily Gazette, March 17, 1890, page 2 Fort Worth Daily Gazette, March 17, 1890
• The Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1890, page 2 The Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1890
• The Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1890, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1890
• The Evening Bulletin, March 18, 1890, page 3 The Evening Bulletin, March 18, 1890
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 18, 1890, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 18, 1890
• The Climax, March 19, 1890, page 1 The Climax, March 19, 1890
• Alexandria Gazette, March 19, 1890, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, March 19, 1890
• Macon Beacon, March 22, 1890, page 1 Macon Beacon, March 22, 1890