Died in custody
John Wesley Bright
John Wesley Bright was held in the custody of Deputy Sheriff George T. Williams at Forsythe, Taney County, Missouri. On March 12, 1892, a group of men shot and killed Deputy Williams and then hanged Mr. Bright. The Grenada Sentinel reported in July 1892 that the prosecutor dropped the cases against the men charged in these deaths and that they were released.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of men shot Deputy Sheriff George T. Williams and hanged Bright while he was in custody at Forsythe, Missouri.
Reported by: news reports.