Albert Roberts

Albert Roberts was held in the jail at Lewiston, Idaho, in January 1893. Around midnight on January 3, a mob of twenty-five or thirty masked, armed men came to the courthouse and, at revolver point, forced Deputy Sheriff Wright to hand over the key to his cell. The men took him across the road to an old grist mill and hanged him. Accounts differ on how many men took part, and a coroner's inquest was held.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Albert Roberts from the Lewiston, Idaho jail after a deputy sheriff handed over the cell key at revolver point, and hanged him in an old grist mill.

Reported by: Deputy Sheriff Wright (the agency that held him); Coroner's inquest jury (medical examiner or coroner); The Delamar Nugget (reporters); The Ketchum Keystone (reporters); Spokane dispatch (reporters).

Sources (12)

• The Morning News, January 4, 1893, page 2 The Morning News, January 4, 1893
• Daily Public Ledger, January 4, 1893, page 3 Daily Public Ledger, January 4, 1893
• The Morning Call, January 4, 1893, page 2 The Morning Call, January 4, 1893
• The Record-Union, January 4, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, January 4, 1893
• San Antonio Daily Light, January 5, 1893, page 3 San Antonio Daily Light, January 5, 1893
• The Madison Daily Leader, January 5, 1893, page 2 The Madison Daily Leader, January 5, 1893
• Idaho Semi-Weekly World, January 6, 1893, page 1 Idaho Semi-Weekly World, January 6, 1893
• The Ketchum Keystone, January 7, 1893, page 3 The Ketchum Keystone, January 7, 1893
• The Delamar Nugget, January 7, 1893, page 1 The Delamar Nugget, January 7, 1893
• The Weiser Signal, January 12, 1893, page 1 The Weiser Signal, January 12, 1893
• The Rawlins Republican, January 12, 1893, page 2 The Rawlins Republican, January 12, 1893
• The Fremont Clipper, January 13, 1893, page 1 The Fremont Clipper, January 13, 1893