Arthur Jordan

Arthur Jordan was held in the jail at Warrenton, Virginia. Newspaper accounts from January 1880 say a mob took him from the jail in the early morning of January 19 and hanged him, though one account dates the death to January 18 and places it in Fauquier County. The Memphis Daily Appeal's dispatch identifies him as Black and says the mob hanged him. Some accounts say he was hanged from a tree in a neighboring cemetery.

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

Reported by: special dispatch from Alexandria, Va. (reporters); Warrenton jail accounts (reporters).

News reports (4)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, January 20, 1880, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, January 20, 1880
• The Daily Clarion, January 20, 1880, page 1 The Daily Clarion, January 20, 1880
• Shenandoah Herald, January 21, 1880, page 2 Shenandoah Herald, January 21, 1880
• American Citizen, January 31, 1880, page 1 American Citizen, January 31, 1880