Richardson, Bamberg Herald, October 2, 1913

Mob Strings Up Black Who Assaulted Little Girl.

Litchfield, Ky., Sept. 26. – A mob of citizens visited the county jail here about 1 o’clock this morning, overpowered the jailer, took Joe Richardson, a negro, from his cell and hanged him to a tree in the public square. Richardson was charged with assaulting Ree Goff, 11 years old, as she was on her way to school in the country near here Tuesday morning. The negro’s body was still hanging in the public square early today.