Norvel

Norvel was held in the jail at Woodbury, Tennessee, for about two years before he died in July 1877. According to a New York Dispatch report published in August 1877, a party of masked men broke into the jail, took him to a nearby wooded area and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Dispatch reported that a party of masked men broke into the Woodbury jail, took Norvel to a nearby wooded area and hanged him.

Reported by: New York Dispatch (reporters).

Source

• New York Dispatch, August 5, 1877, page 1 New York Dispatch, August 5, 1877