John H. Day

Day, recorded in contemporary reports as J. H. Day and as John H. Day, was being held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana. On the night of June 13, 1894, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the limb of a tree. The killing was reported in newspapers that June, and the jail's custody of him ended in his death at the hands of the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

• The Atlanta Constitution, June 18, 1894, page 5 The Atlanta Constitution, June 18, 1894
• The Free Press, June 21, 1894, page 2 The Free Press, June 21, 1894