John Turner

John Turner was held at the Fayetteville jail when a mob of about 300 people came for him on the night of Thursday, August 29, 1889, according to a report published in early September. The mob took him from the jail and hanged him. Newspapers of the period describe him as a Black man.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took John Turner from the Fayetteville jail in West Virginia and hanged him in late August 1889, according to news reports; the accounts do not say whether jail officers resisted or handed him over.

Reported by: The Bossier Banner (reporters); The Climax (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Climax, September 4, 1889, page 2 The Climax, September 4, 1889
• The Bossier Banner, September 5, 1889, page 2 The Bossier Banner, September 5, 1889
• People And Patriot, September 5, 1889, page 3 People And Patriot, September 5, 1889