Lynching of Joseph F. Shields: January 28, 1892
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City: Timpson, Texas
County: Shelby County
Gender of Victim: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Alleged Crime: Stood to inherit money
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute
Files
"Lynched."
Source: Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) | Date: January 30, 1892
"Dead Man on a Texas Tree"
Source: St. Joseph Herald (St. Joseph, Missouri) | Date: January 30, 1892
"The Shields Lynching"
Source: Fort Worth Daily Gazette (Fort Worth, Texas) | Date: January 31, 1892
"A News Item"
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: February 2, 1892
"Five of the Men"
Source: The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) | Date: February 4, 1892
"The Galveston News..."
Source: Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: February 11, 1892
"The Papers Made Out"
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: May 8, 1892
"Murder Trial at Center."
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: April 25, 1892