Warley

Warley, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Washington County, Tennessee, in August 1874 when a mob took him from them and hanged him. The Smyrna Times reprint describes the death as a homicide by a mob. The Wilmington Daily Gazette reported that he had confessed to the killing of a girl, a claim these 1874 newspaper accounts do not verify.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Smyrna Times reprinted report says a mob took Warley from officers in Washington County, Tennessee, while he was being taken to jail, and hanged him.

Reported by: Smyrna Times (reprinted report) (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Wilmington Daily Gazette, August 10, 1874, page 2 Wilmington Daily Gazette, August 10, 1874
• Smyrna Times, August 12, 1874, page 3 Smyrna Times, August 12, 1874