Robert Mitchell

Robert Mitchell was taken by a mob from a deputy sheriff near Oak Grove, Louisiana, in February 1908, according to several newspaper accounts published that month. He had been turned over to parish authorities, and the deputy was taking him toward Floyd when the mob met them. The mob hanged him from a railroad water tank. The accounts do not agree on the exact date of the killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (11)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, February 7, 1908, page 8 The Birmingham Age-Herald, February 7, 1908
• The Montgomery Advertiser, February 7, 1908, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, February 7, 1908
• The Pensacola Journal, February 7, 1908, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, February 7, 1908
• The Cairo Bulletin, February 7, 1908, page 1 The Cairo Bulletin, February 7, 1908
• The Columbus Journal, February 12, 1908, page 2 The Columbus Journal, February 12, 1908
• The Citizen, February 13, 1908, page 7 The Citizen, February 13, 1908
• River Falls Journal, February 13, 1908, page 2 River Falls Journal, February 13, 1908
• The Big Sandy News, February 14, 1908, page 2 The Big Sandy News, February 14, 1908
• The Kanabec County Times, February 14, 1908, page 10 The Kanabec County Times, February 14, 1908
• Times-Promoter, February 21, 1908, page 6 Times-Promoter, February 21, 1908
• The Hawaiian Star, February 29, 1908, page 7 The Hawaiian Star, February 29, 1908