Johnson

Johnson, a Black man, was held in the jail near Helena in Karnes County, Texas, according to a San Antonio dispatch printed in the New York Herald in June 1878. The dispatch says a mob took him out of the jail and hanged him. The date is given only in garbled text, and the dispatch places the events in late May 1878.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Antonio dispatch printed in the New York Herald says a mob took Johnson from the jail near Helena in Karnes County and hanged him.

Reported by: New York Herald, San Antonio dispatch dated June 1, 1878 (reporters).

Source

• The New York Herald, June 5, 1878, page 7 The New York Herald, June 5, 1878