Will Stuart

Will Stuart was one of three Black men held in the Shelby County jail in Memphis, Tennessee. Early on the morning of March 9, 1892, a masked mob took him and the two other men from the jail, after overpowering the night watchman, who was bound. The men were led to an open field near Wolf River and shot, and their bodies were found there at daylight. The jail, through its night watchman, did not stop the mob, which handed the men over to be killed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Will Stuart from the Shelby County jail in Memphis and shot him near Wolf River on March 9, 1892, after overpowering the night watchman.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• Fort Worth Gazette, March 10, 1892, page 8 Fort Worth Gazette, March 10, 1892
• Richmond Dispatch, March 10, 1892, page 1 Richmond Dispatch, March 10, 1892
• The Durham Daily Globe, March 10, 1892, page 4 The Durham Daily Globe, March 10, 1892
• The Osceola Times, March 12, 1892, page 2 The Osceola Times, March 12, 1892