Name not reported

Senator Robert F. Wagner said in a speech that an unnamed person was shot to death by a mob about nine months before the speech. He said the mob used a pistol taken from the officer assigned to guard that person, while people shouted around them. The speech does not give the place or an exact date.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Senator Robert F. Wagner said, in a speech, that a man was shot to death with a pistol taken from the guarding officer while a mob shouted.

Reported by: Senator Robert F. Wagner.

Source

• The Detroit Tribune, July 2, 1938, page 1 The Detroit Tribune, July 2, 1938