John Gilbert

John Gilbert, a Black man, was captured by a posse near Pinckney Landing, Arkansas, and taken before a magistrate, who sent his case on to the criminal court. According to news reports from Memphis, Montgomery and Atlanta, neighbors of planter H. L. Hubert took him from the officers and hanged him from a tree near the place where the events occurred. The Memphis report dates the hanging to Monday, July 20, 1903.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Neighbors of planter H. L. Hubert took John Gilbert from officers and hanged him from a tree near the shooting, according to a Memphis news report.

Reported by: Memphis news report (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 23, 1903, page 2 The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 23, 1903
• The Montgomery Advertiser, July 23, 1903, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, July 23, 1903
• The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1903, page 11 The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1903