Humphreys

Humphreys, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Asheville, North Carolina, in July 1888. On the night of July 14 or 15, 1888, according to newspaper reports of the time, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The reports name no one who took part and give no further account of his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Humphreys from the Asheville, North Carolina jail and lynched him; the accounts do not say how the mob got in or whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: Russellville Democrat (reporters); Los Angeles Daily Herald (reporters); Butte Semi-Weekly Miner (reporters); The Herald (reporters).

Sources (13)

• Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 16, 1888, page 1 Sacramento Daily Record-Union, July 16, 1888
• Los Angeles Daily Herald, July 16, 1888, page 5 Los Angeles Daily Herald, July 16, 1888
• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 17, 1888, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 17, 1888
• The Evening Bulletin, July 17, 1888, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, July 17, 1888
• Connecticut Western News, July 18, 1888, page 4 Connecticut Western News, July 18, 1888
• Butte Semi-Weekly Miner, July 18, 1888, page 1 Butte Semi-Weekly Miner, July 18, 1888
• The Brookhaven Leader, July 19, 1888, page 1 The Brookhaven Leader, July 19, 1888
• The Russellville Democrat, July 19, 1888, page 1 The Russellville Democrat, July 19, 1888
• The State Chronicle, July 20, 1888, page 2 The State Chronicle, July 20, 1888
• The Herald, July 20, 1888, page 2 The Herald, July 20, 1888
• Macon Beacon, July 21, 1888, page 1 Macon Beacon, July 21, 1888
• St. Landry Democrat, July 21, 1888, page 1 St. Landry Democrat, July 21, 1888
• Idaho Semi-Weekly World, August 7, 1888, page 2 Idaho Semi-Weekly World, August 7, 1888