Lynching of John Martin: June 27, 1885

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Bells, Texas

County: Grayson County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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"The Sixth Victim.: Another Negro Implicated in the Murder of Mrs. Hazell, at Elkhart, Tex.. Hung by a Mob."
Source: *The Courier-Journal* (Louisville, Kentucky) | Date: June 28, 1885

"Another Elkhart Fiend Lynched"
Source: *Dallas Weekly Herald* (Dallas, Texas) | Date: July 2, 1885

"Another Victim"
Source: *Fort Worth Daily Gazette* (Fort Worth, Texas) | Date: June 28, 1885

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of John Martin: June 27, 1885,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/136.

Published February 15, 2018. Last updated September 20, 2023.

Lynching of John Martin: June 27, 1885

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"The Sixth Victim.: Another Negro Implicated in the Murder of Mrs. Hazell, at Elkhart, Tex.. Hung by a Mob."

"Another Elkhart Fiend Lynched"

"Another Victim"

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