Lynching of James Humphrey: May 24, 1899
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City: Aley, Texas
County: Henderson County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Aiding a Fugitive
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National newspapers
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“Mob Lynches Three Men: Father And His Two Sons Hanged To The Same Oak Tree.”
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California) | Date: May 27, 1899
"The News From All The World: Domestic."
Source: The Daily Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois) | Date: June 3, 1899
"The Humphry Lynching."
Source: Evening Messenger (Marshall, Texas) | Date: September 8, 1899
"Pardon Asked For 6 Lynchers: The Men Whom It Is Sought to Release Have Served Ten Years."
Source: The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Texas) | Date: October 21, 1909