Taylor

Taylor, a Black man, was held in the jail at Mason, Michigan, in late August 1866. According to a Detroit dispatch reprinted in The Day Book, citing the Tribune, a mob took him from the jail on Monday night, August 27, and hanged him from a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Detroit dispatch reprinted in The Day Book, citing the Tribune (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Daily Dispatch, August 31, 1866, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, August 31, 1866
• The Day Book, September 1, 1866, page 2 The Day Book, September 1, 1866
• The Western Democrat, September 4, 1866, page 3 The Western Democrat, September 4, 1866