Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47

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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.

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