Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan, a Black man, was being transported by train when a mob took him at Mitchell's Station, Alabama, and lynched him, according to a report in The Cape Girardeau Democrat published September 1, 1894. The report describes the killing as a lynching and names no family or work for him. It does not say who was guarding him on the train or whether the officers resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says Richard Jordan was taken from a train at Mitchell's Station, Alabama, and lynched.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• The Cape Girardeau Democrat, September 1, 1894, page 6 The Cape Girardeau Democrat, September 1, 1894