John Moore

John Moore, a 20-year-old Black man, was held in the Craven County jail in New Bern, North Carolina, in late August 1905. A mob of about 100 masked men forced the jailer to surrender the keys and took him from the jail. The mob led him about a third of a mile to the Neuse River bridge, hanged him, and shot his body. Sheriff J. W. Biddle asked that Moore be left to the law but could not stop the mob, and naval reserves called out to stop the lynching did not prevent it.

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

Reported by: Newbern dispatch (reporters); newspaper report.

News reports (8)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 28, 1905, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 28, 1905
• Bryan Morning Eagle, August 29, 1905, page 2 Bryan Morning Eagle, August 29, 1905
• Hopkinsville Kentuckian, August 29, 1905, page 4 Hopkinsville Kentuckian, August 29, 1905
• Times-Promoter, September 1, 1905, page 2 Times-Promoter, September 1, 1905
• The Forrest City Times, September 1, 1905, page 12 The Forrest City Times, September 1, 1905
• The Grenada Sentinel, September 2, 1905, page 2 The Grenada Sentinel, September 2, 1905
• Macon Beacon, September 2, 1905, page 1 Macon Beacon, September 2, 1905
• The Leader, September 2, 1905, page 2 The Leader, September 2, 1905