Nelson

Nelson was held in the jail at Helena, Arkansas, according to a reprint of the Helena Journal carried by the New York Herald in January 1846. The account says a mob came to town, broke open the jail door, took him out and hanged him on a gate post. The Helena Journal is the source for this account of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Helena Journal, as reprinted by the New York Herald, says a mob broke open the Helena, Arkansas jail, took Nelson out and hanged him on a gate post.

Reported by: Helena Journal (reprinted in the New York Herald) (reporters).

Source

• The New York Herald, January 27, 1846, page 1 The New York Herald, January 27, 1846