Toney Johnson

Toney Johnson, a Black man, was held in a jail in Tuscurabie, Alabama, according to the Hope Pioneer's report of May 17, 1895. The paper said a mob took him from the jail, hanged him and shot him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Hope Pioneer reported that a mob took Toney Johnson from a jail and hanged and shot him, but the account does not say how the jail was breached or what officers did.

Reported by: The Hope Pioneer (reporters).

Source

• The Hope Pioneer, May 17, 1895, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, May 17, 1895