Robert Landy

Robert Landy was held in the St. James Parish jail at Convent, Louisiana. Newspaper dispatches from late January 1893 say an armed mob broke into the jail during the night of January 20 or 21, took him from his cell, and carried him to a nearby shed where they hanged him. The reports say his body was still hanging the next morning. The accounts differ on how the jailer was overcome: one says the mob forced him to open the cells, while others say they overpowered him.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A newspaper dispatch says an armed mob overpowered the jailer at Convent, Louisiana, took Robert Landy from the St. James Parish jail and hanged him.

Reported by: 1893 newspaper dispatches (reporters).

Sources (11)

• Richmond Dispatch, January 22, 1893, page 6 Richmond Dispatch, January 22, 1893
• The Indianapolis Journal, January 22, 1893, page 4 The Indianapolis Journal, January 22, 1893
• Omaha Daily Bee, January 22, 1893, page 2 Omaha Daily Bee, January 22, 1893
• The Salt Lake Herald, January 22, 1893, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, January 22, 1893
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 22, 1893, page 1 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 22, 1893
• Wheeling Sunday Register, January 22, 1893, page 4 Wheeling Sunday Register, January 22, 1893
• The Indianapolis Journal, January 23, 1893, page 6 The Indianapolis Journal, January 23, 1893
• The Hope Pioneer, January 27, 1893, page 2 The Hope Pioneer, January 27, 1893
• The State Rights Democrat, January 27, 1893, page 2 The State Rights Democrat, January 27, 1893
• St. Tammany Farmer, January 28, 1893, page 2 St. Tammany Farmer, January 28, 1893
• Fisherman & Farmer, February 10, 1893, page 6 Fisherman & Farmer, February 10, 1893