Robert Doxey
Robert J. Doxey was held in the jail at Holly Springs, Mississippi. According to a Commercial Herald dispatch, a mob of about 400 armed men came before dawn on October 21, 1885, overpowered the guards, broke the cell lock, and took him out. They hanged him about a mile northwest of town, and he was cut down about four hours later. The paper reports that his mother, who lived in Holly Springs, was overcome with distress when she reached him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Commercial Herald dispatch from Holly Springs and a Daily Republican news summary report that a mob took Robert J. Doxey from the Holly Springs jail before daylight and hanged him.
Reported by: Commercial Herald special dispatch from Holly Springs (reporters); Daily Republican news summary (reporters).