Richard Dixon

Richard Dixon, a Black man, was held in the Clark County jail in Springfield, Ohio, in early March 1904. Newspaper accounts report that a mob broke into the jail on the Monday night of March 7, took him from his cell and shot him to death in the jail yard. His body was then hung from a telegraph pole and fired upon for about half an hour. The accounts differ on whether the sheriff, turnkey and deputies were overpowered or gave in to the crowd's demand, and one paper said the sheriff had told deputies they could defend the building.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (9)

• The Evening Bulletin, March 8, 1904, page 1 The Evening Bulletin, March 8, 1904
• The Times Dispatch, March 8, 1904, page 8 The Times Dispatch, March 8, 1904
• The Gainesville Star, March 11, 1904, page 2 The Gainesville Star, March 11, 1904
• Water Valley Progress, March 12, 1904, page 4 Water Valley Progress, March 12, 1904
• Virginia Gazette, March 12, 1904, page 6 Virginia Gazette, March 12, 1904
• The Marietta Journal, March 17, 1904, page 2 The Marietta Journal, March 17, 1904
• The Lexington Advertiser, March 17, 1904, page 7 The Lexington Advertiser, March 17, 1904
• The Commonwealth, March 19, 1904, page 7 The Commonwealth, March 19, 1904
• The Weekly Corinthian, January 11, 1905, page 10 The Weekly Corinthian, January 11, 1905