Moses York

Moses York, a 30-year-old Black man, was held in the Tunica jail in Arkansas. According to The Star, a mob seized him while officers were taking him toward trial, hanged him from a trestle about two miles east of Helena on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 24, 1900, and then shot his body many times. The newspaper's account does not say whether the officers resisted the mob or gave him up.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob seized Moses York while officers were taking him toward trial, hanged him from a trestle near Helena, Arkansas, and shot his body many times, according to a report in The Star.

Reported by: The Star (reporters).

Source

• The Star, April 25, 1900, page 8 The Star, April 25, 1900