James Carter
James Carter, a Black man, was held in the jail at the Amherst courthouse in Amherst County, Virginia, in April 1902. Newspaper accounts report that about 200 masked men arrived just before midnight, forced the jailer to surrender the keys, and took Carter from the jail. The mob hanged him from a tree about half a mile north of the village and fired many shots into his body. A coroner's inquest found that he died from hanging and gunshot wounds inflicted by parties unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of about 200 men took James Carter from the Amherst courthouse jail after forcing the jailer to surrender the keys, and a coroner's inquest jury found he died from hanging and gunshot wounds inflicted by parties unknown.
Reported by: coroner's inquest jury (medical examiner or coroner); Amherst courthouse jailer (the agency that held him); news reports.
News reports (9)
- The Savannah Morning News, April 7, 1902, page 1
- The Age-Herald, April 7, 1902, page 1
- The Paducah Sun, April 7, 1902, page 1
- Americus Times-Recorder, April 8, 1902, page 3
- Shiner Gazette, April 9, 1902, page 2
- Paducah Sun, April 9, 1902, page 5
- Oxford Eagle, April 10, 1902, page 1
- The Big Sandy News, April 11, 1902, page 2
- The Grenada Sentinel, April 12, 1902, page 2