Published by
Unidentified
Subject of
Elder, James, American, died 1881
Higgins, James, American, died 1881
Thweat, Robert, American, died 1881
Mallory, Charles, American, died 1881
Bell, Jack, American, died 1880
Jamieson, Archie, American, died 1880
Duffy, Andrew, American, died 1881
Murphy, Bill, American, died 1881
Date
February 25, 1881
Medium
ink on newsprint
Dimensions
H x W: 26 15/16 × 20 3/8 in. (68.5 × 51.7 cm)
Description
Issue of Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47, featuring on the front page an article from the New York Herald titled [Lynchers Let Loose. FIVE NEGROES TAKEN FROM A COURT ROOM AND HANGED]. Article describes the events leading up to the nights of February 18 and 19, 1881. On February 18, James Elder, Loch Mallory, Lun Stell, Robert Thweat, and a fifth unidentified man were lynched in front of the Robertson County courthouse by an armed white mob for allegedly torturing and killing a white man, L. S. Laprade. On February 19, Andrew Duffy and Bill Murphy were lynched. They had offered evidence against the others and been freed for their testimony. Another man, James Higgins, died prior to the lynching from his wounds after being tortured into confessing and naming alleged accomplices. Two other men, Bell and Jamieson, were shot in their cells prior to the lynching.
Place printed
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, North and Central America
Place depicted
Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
newspapers
Topic
Lynching
Mass media
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.241
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fc68973-eb29-432c-b250-2c84bfbf5d64

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