A. B. Richardson

A. B. Richardson, a Black man, was held at the city jail in Caruthersville, Missouri. On the night of October 10, 1911, a mob battered down the jail doors, took him, and lynched him. His body, riddled with bullets, was found floating in the Mississippi River at noon the next day. Reports of the death were published in the Laramie Republican and the Tonopah Daily Bonanza.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Tonopah Daily Bonanza (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Laramie Republican, October 11, 1911, page 1 The Laramie Republican, October 11, 1911
• Tonopah Daily Bonanza, October 12, 1911, page 1 Tonopah Daily Bonanza, October 12, 1911
• The Laramie Republican, October 14, 1911, page 2 The Laramie Republican, October 14, 1911