Bob Jones

Bob Jones was held in the Warrenton, Georgia, jail in February 1911. A news dispatch datelined Augusta, Georgia, reported that around midnight a mob broke into the jail while the sheriff was away searching for another man. According to the dispatch, the mob took Bob Jones from the jail, hanged him from a tree on the edge of town, and riddled his body with bullets. The account was published in the Laramie Republican in late February and early March 1911.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Augusta, Ga. reports that a mob took Bob Jones from the Warrenton jail while the sheriff was away and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: news dispatch datelined Augusta, Ga. (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911, page 1 The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911
• The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911, page 2 The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911