James Freeman

James Freeman, a Black man, was held in the custody of guards in Columbia County when, according to a Scranton Tribune dispatch published June 3, 1895, a mob took him from them, tied him to a post and shot him to death on May 29, 1895. The dispatch does not say whether the guards resisted the mob or handed him over. The account comes from a single press dispatch.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Scranton Tribune dispatch reports that a mob took Freeman from the guards holding him, tied him to a post and shot him to death.

Reported by: Scranton Tribune dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Scranton Tribune, June 3, 1895, page 1 The Scranton Tribune, June 3, 1895