Name not reported

Joseph, whose surname is not legible in the source, was held in the jail at Upper Marlboro, Maryland. According to the Evening World, about fifty disguised men took him from his cell at about 2:30 in the morning on December 3, 1889, and hanged him from the main support of an iron bridge.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Evening World, December 3, 1889, page 1 The Evening World, December 3, 1889