Howard

Howard, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Fort Scott, Kansas. On the evening of March 20, 1879, a mob of thousands broke down the jail door with a battering ram and overpowered the jailer. The New York Herald reported that the mob dragged Howard to the public square, hanged him from a lamppost and burned his body.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Fort Scott, Kansas jail, overpowered the jailer, dragged Howard to the public square, hanged him from a lamppost and burned his body.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The New York Herald, March 27, 1879, page 7 The New York Herald, March 27, 1879