Robert J. Griffin

Robert J. Griffin was held in the Bourbon County jail in Paris, Kentucky, when a mob broke in early on a Monday morning in April 1858 and took him out. The Weekly American reported that the mob hanged him from a railroad trestle bridge over a creek northeast of Paris, and that his body hung there until after daylight. His mother and brother, described in the paper as quite respectable people, live in Paris. The Daily National Intelligencer reported the same hanging from the jail, which had been awaiting trial.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Robert J. Griffin from the Bourbon County jail in Paris, Kentucky, and hanged him from a railroad trestle over a creek.

Reported by: Weekly American (reporters).

News reports (3)

• Daily National Intelligencer, April 3, 1858, page 3 Daily National Intelligencer, April 3, 1858
• Weekly American, April 10, 1858, page 2 Weekly American, April 10, 1858
• Weekly American, April 10, 1858, page 4 Weekly American, April 10, 1858