Name not reported

Three Black soldiers were being held in the jail at Hays City, Kansas, in January 1869, when a vigilance committee took them from the jail and hanged them, according to two newspaper reports, one in The Fairfield Herald and one in The Daily Phoenix. The Daily Phoenix report, published January 17, says the hangings happened a night or two before that date.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Daily Phoenix, January 17, 1869, page 7 The Daily Phoenix, January 17, 1869
• The Fairfield Herald, January 20, 1869, page 3 The Fairfield Herald, January 20, 1869