James King

James King, a Black man, was held in a Massachusetts jail. According to a September 1883 newspaper account, a crowd came to the jail and demanded that he be handed over. The sheriff refused, and the crowd overpowered him, took King from the jail and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account reprinted in the Idaho Semi-Weekly World says a crowd overpowered the sheriff after he refused their demand, took James King from the jail and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper account reprinted in the Idaho Semi-Weekly World (reporters).

Source

• Idaho Semi-Weekly World, September 11, 1883, page 2 Idaho Semi-Weekly World, September 11, 1883