L. N. Bisharnon

L. N. Bisharnon was held in the jail at Grayville, La., when a mob took him from his cell and lynched him in January 1892, according to a newspaper dispatch printed in the Wood County Reporter. A second report says two men held at the Grayville jail were taken from their cells by a mob and killed the night before it was printed. The other man held with him was also killed.

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

Reported by: newspaper report.

Sources (3)

• Wood County Reporter, January 14, 1892, page 2 Wood County Reporter, January 14, 1892
• The Sully County Watchman, January 16, 1892, page 2 The Sully County Watchman, January 16, 1892
• Mineral Point Tribune, January 16, 1892, page 2 Mineral Point Tribune, January 16, 1892