Joseph Vermillion
Joseph "Joe" Vermillion (born 1862 in Annapolis , Maryland ; † December 3, 1889 in Upper Marlboro , Maryland) was an African American who was lynched .
Police arrested Joseph Vermillion after several houses and barns were set on fire on the night of November 23rd to November 24th, 1889. Joseph Vermillion's brother told police that Joseph Vermillion set fire to the white owners' homes in revenge because the people suspected of setting fire to Vermillion's father were quickly released after their arrest. Joseph Vermillion denied the crime, stating that he was out of town that night. On December 3, 1889, an angry mob stormed the prison. Joseph Vermillion was dragged from his cell and hanged from a bridge over the Patuxent River . A jury could not find a perpetrator, his brother John claimed to have recognized some perpetrators, but did not reveal their names.
Five years later, the African American Stephen Williams was lynched on the same bridge.
Individual evidence
- ^ Joe Vermilion, MSA SC 3520-13738. Retrieved August 21, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vermillion, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vermillion, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American murder victim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Annapolis , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1889 |
| Place of death | Upper Marlboro , Maryland |