John Rush

John Rush, a young man, was held in the jail at Columbia, Louisiana. On the night of October 16, 1891, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to The Jasper Weekly Courier. The Oxford Eagle reported that a young man was taken from the Columbia jail by a mob and lynched in October 1891.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Sources (2)

• Oxford Eagle, October 29, 1891, page 1 Oxford Eagle, October 29, 1891
• The Jasper Weekly Courier, October 30, 1891, page 2 The Jasper Weekly Courier, October 30, 1891