Neal

Neal was a Black man held under guard in Georgia. An Atlanta dispatch, datelined July 12, 1879 and printed in the Wheeling Register, reports that a mob took him from the guard during the night and hanged him from a tree. The death is dated to July 12, 1879, the date of that dispatch.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Atlanta dispatch reports that a mob took Neal from the guard holding him during the night and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: Atlanta dispatch (reporters).

Source

• Wheeling Register, July 14, 1879, page 1 Wheeling Register, July 14, 1879