Lynched By A Mob Of 500 Young Negro Quickly Pays Penalty For Murder of White Boy

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Source Type: Newspaper
Author: n.a.
Publisher: The Pittsburg Daily Headlight
Place of publication: Pittsburg, KS
Date of publication: 4/6/1908
Transcript:

Mobile, Ala., April 5. – Walter Clayton, a negro, who was serving time at the stockade of the Hand Lumber company for manslaughter, late Saturday afternoon assaulted Mrs. Joseph White, aged 20 years, and was lynched by a mob of seventy-five men outside the limits of Bay Minette last night.

Citation:

“Lynched By A Mob Of 500; Young Negro Quickly Pays Penalty For Murder of White Boy.” The Pittsburg Daily Headlight (Pittsburg, KS), April 6, 1908.