Anderson Carter

Anderson Carter was held in the jail at Mountain Home, Arkansas, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to newspaper reports from November 1894. The reports give two different dates for the killing, February 20 in one account and February 26 in another. The papers do not say whether the jail's staff resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to The Osceola Times, a mob took Anderson Carter from the Mountain Home jail and lynched him.

Reported by: The Osceola Times (reporters).

News reports (3)

• The Forrest City Times, November 16, 1894, page 4 The Forrest City Times, November 16, 1894
• The Monticellonian, November 16, 1894, page 1 The Monticellonian, November 16, 1894
• The Osceola Times, November 17, 1894, page 3 The Osceola Times, November 17, 1894