Nelson

Nelson, a Black man, was held in a jail near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in November 1893. According to an Associated Press dispatch published in The Evening World on November 14, 1893, a mob of Black men broke into the jail early in the morning, took Nelson out, and hanged Nelson from a tree. The mob then shot the body and set it on fire.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the jail near Pine Bluff, took Nelson out and hanged him from a tree, then shot and burned the body, according to an Associated Press dispatch.

Reported by: Associated Press dispatch (reporters).

Source

• The Evening World, November 14, 1893, page 1 The Evening World, November 14, 1893