John Gilbert

John Gilbert was being held by officers near Pinckney Landing, Arkansas, in July 1903. According to a Memphis news report, neighbors of planter H. L. Hubert took him from the officers on July 20, 1903, and hanged him from a tree near the place where a shooting had happened. The same report says Hubert died the following afternoon. Other papers gave the planter's initials as H. J. Hubert and described the hanging in similar terms.

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

Reported by: Memphis news report (reporters); The Indianapolis Journal, citing a Memphis report (reporters); Memphis, Tenn. dispatch, published in The Providence News (reporters); Catoctin Clarion (news brief) (reporters).

Sources (10)

• 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 Indianapolis Journal, July 23, 1903, page 7 The Indianapolis Journal, July 23, 1903
• The Providence News, July 23, 1903, page 6 The Providence News, July 23, 1903
• The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, July 24, 1903, page 3 The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal, July 24, 1903
• New-York Tribune, July 24, 1903, page 6 New-York Tribune, July 24, 1903
• The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1903, page 11 The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1903
• Catoctin Clarion, July 30, 1903, page 1 Catoctin Clarion, July 30, 1903
• The Olneyville Times, July 31, 1903, page 7 The Olneyville Times, July 31, 1903
• Democratic Messenger, August 1, 1903, page 6 Democratic Messenger, August 1, 1903