John Sims

John Sims was held in the jail at Butler, Alabama. According to a report datelined Shubuta, Mississippi, about a dozen men took him from the jail at about three o'clock on the morning of Sunday, December 27, 1891, and hanged him. The report says he protested his innocence before he was killed.

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

Reported by: news reporting of a dispatch from Shubuta, Mississippi (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Alexandria Gazette, December 30, 1891, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, December 30, 1891
• The Forrest City Times, January 1, 1892, page 6 The Forrest City Times, January 1, 1892