John Humphreys

John Humphreys, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Asheville, North Carolina. Newspaper reports published in July 1888 say that on the night of July 15 a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The reports were brief, and the accounts of the killing that survive come from those newspapers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to The Russellville Democrat, a mob took him from the Asheville jail and lynched him.

Reported by: The Russellville Democrat (reporters).

News reports (4)

• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 17, 1888, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, July 17, 1888
• The Evening Bulletin, July 17, 1888, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, July 17, 1888
• The Brookhaven Leader, July 19, 1888, page 1 The Brookhaven Leader, July 19, 1888
• The Russellville Democrat, July 19, 1888, page 1 The Russellville Democrat, July 19, 1888