Robert Jones

Robert Jones was a Black man held in the Logan County jail in Russellville, Kentucky. A man held separately, Browder, said the four men all worked on farms in the same vicinity. Early on Saturday, August 1, 1908, a mob of about fifty masked men forced their way into the jail, took four men from their cells, and hanged them from a tree on the pike at the edge of town. The Associated Press reported that the jailer was held at gunpoint and handed over the keys, and that no shots were fired.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Robert Jones from the Logan County jail in Russellville, Kentucky, and hanged him from a tree on the edge of town.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

News reports (10)

• The Paducah Evening Sun, August 1, 1908, page 1 The Paducah Evening Sun, August 1, 1908
• The Montgomery Advertiser, August 2, 1908, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, August 2, 1908
• The Pensacola Journal, August 2, 1908, page 2 The Pensacola Journal, August 2, 1908
• The Pensacola Journal, August 2, 1908, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, August 2, 1908
• The Waxahachie Daily Light, August 3, 1908, page 1 The Waxahachie Daily Light, August 3, 1908
• Gainesville Daily Sun, August 4, 1908, page 1 Gainesville Daily Sun, August 4, 1908
• The Bee, August 6, 1908, page 3 The Bee, August 6, 1908
• The Aberdeen Weekly, August 7, 1908, page 1 The Aberdeen Weekly, August 7, 1908
• The Adair County News, August 12, 1908, page 2 The Adair County News, August 12, 1908
• The Adair County News, August 12, 1908, page 7 The Adair County News, August 12, 1908