Webster

Webster, a Black man, was held in the Wyandotte jail when a mob took him out and shot him on June 12, 1867, according to a newspaper dispatch dated June 13. Before this, the mob had taken another man held there, Yellow Tom, from the jail and hanged him. Senator Wade later said the evidence indicated that the men were innocent. A coroner's jury declined to take testimony or return a verdict that they had been hung by a mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Webster from the Wyandotte jail and shot him, according to a newspaper dispatch and Senator Wade.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch; Senator Wade.

News report

• The Van Buren Press, June 21, 1867, page 2 The Van Buren Press, June 21, 1867