Robert Jones

Robert Jones was being held in the county jail at Warrenton, Georgia, in February 1911. Late on February 24, a mob broke into the jail while the sheriff was away searching for another man. The Associated Press reported that the mob took Robert Jones and another man held there, hanged them from a tree on the edge of town, and riddled their bodies with bullets.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Warrenton jail while the sheriff was away, took Robert Jones and hanged him from a tree on the edge of town, and the AP and a news dispatch report his body was riddled with bullets.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters); news dispatch datelined Augusta, Ga. (reporters); Augusta, Ga. dispatch published in the Laramie Republican (reporters).

Sources (4)

• The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911, page 1 The Laramie Republican, February 25, 1911
• The Brunswick News, February 26, 1911, page 1 The Brunswick News, February 26, 1911
• The Farmer And Mechanic, February 28, 1911, page 13 The Farmer And Mechanic, February 28, 1911
• The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911, page 2 The Laramie Republican, March 1, 1911