Hoc King

Hoc King, a Black man, was held in the Fayetteville jail in Tennessee on September 5, 1895. According to a Nashville dispatch reprinted in The Anaconda Standard, about 20 men took him out of the jail and hanged him. The report says King protested his innocence.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Nashville dispatch reports that about 20 men took Hoc King from the Fayetteville jail and hanged him.

Reported by: Nashville dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Anaconda Standard, September 7, 1895, page 6 The Anaconda Standard, September 7, 1895