Lynching of Jim Wesley: October 22, 1902

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Hempstead, Texas County: Waller County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape and Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Files

"Lynched Two Negros: Hempstead, Texas, the Scene and "Jim" Wesley and Reddick Barton the Victims: Were Taken From Court: Sheriff and Deputies Awaiting Arrival of Militia."
Source: *The Lincoln Star* (Lincoln, Nebraska). | Date: October 22, 1902.

"Both Were Lynched: Mob at Hempstead Would Not Wait for Legal Executions."
Source: *The Town Talk* (Alexandria, Louisiana). | Date: October 23, 1902.

Citation Information

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Jim Wesley: October 22, 1902,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/51.

Published February 14, 2018. Last updated November 14, 2023.

Lynching of Jim Wesley: October 22, 1902

Text

Files

"Lynched Two Negros: Hempstead, Texas, the Scene and "Jim" Wesley and Reddick Barton the Victims: Were Taken From Court: Sheriff and Deputies Awaiting Arrival of Militia."

"Both Were Lynched: Mob at Hempstead Would Not Wait for Legal Executions."

Additional Metadata

Tags

Citation Information

Map