A Rape Fiend Lynched

Case(s)
Source Type: Newspaper
Publisher: The Wilmington Messenger
Place of publication: Wilmington, NC
Date of publication: 3/30/1890
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Transcript:

A Rape Fiend Lynched. Birmingham, Ala., March 29. A special to the Age-Herald from Stanton, Ala., tells how Frank Griffin, a negro, raped two little school girls, one 9 and the other 4 years old. He was caught and hung to a dogwood tree. The smallest girl will die of her injuries.

Citation:

“A Rape Fiend Lynched.” The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, NC), March 30, 1890.