James Weal

James Weal, a Black man, was held in the Shelby County jail in Shelbyville, Kentucky. According to a Detroit Times report published January 16, 1911, a masked mob took him and two other men from the jail early on January 15, 1911. The paper says he was seen in the mob's hands with a rope around his neck, and his body had not been found when the article was written.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Detroit Times reported that a masked mob took James Weal from the Shelby County jail in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and that he was seen with a rope around his neck.

Reported by: The Detroit Times (reporters).

Source

• The Detroit Times, January 16, 1911, page 1 The Detroit Times, January 16, 1911