John Johnson
John Johnson, a Black man, was being held in the Amite City jail in Louisiana in January 1897. According to a Scripps-McRae Press Association dispatch from New Orleans, a mob of about 200 men broke into the jail and took him from custody, along with two other men. Deputies guarding the jail resisted but were overpowered. The dispatch reported that the mob took Johnson to Tickfaw, where he was tied to a stake and burned to death. The Alexandria Gazette, reporting on January 20, 1897, likewise said a mob took Johnson from the jail at Amite and burned him at the stake early that day after overpowering the deputies.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Scripps-McRae Press Association dispatch from New Orleans says a mob took John Johnson from the Amite City jail and burned him at a stake in Tickfaw, Louisiana.
Reported by: Scripps-McRae Press Association dispatch from New Orleans (reporters).