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Alexander was allegedly the black man that Pensacola police officer [[J. D. Carter]] was attempting to arrest in the early morning hours of [[April 4]], [[1909]]. After making the arrest, the man fatally stabbed Carter and escaped. Later in the day on April 4, Alexander was arrested for Carter's murder. He initially denied that he had killed Carter or that he had been the man Carter was attempting to arrest. However, he was taken to the city jail, and later newspaper reports indicate that Carter allegedly confessed to the murder in the presence of police captain Hall and a jail guard. A coroner's jury quickly ruled that Carter had been killed by Alexander. | Alexander was allegedly the black man that Pensacola police officer [[J. D. Carter]] was attempting to arrest in the early morning hours of [[April 4]], [[1909]]. After making the arrest, the man fatally stabbed Carter and escaped. Later in the day on April 4, Alexander was arrested for Carter's murder. He initially denied that he had killed Carter or that he had been the man Carter was attempting to arrest. However, he was taken to the city jail, and later newspaper reports indicate that Carter allegedly confessed to the murder in the presence of police captain Hall and a jail guard. A coroner's jury quickly ruled that Carter had been killed by Alexander. | ||
| − | Just over 24 hours after the murder, near 4:00 AM on April 5, a white mob gained access to the jail, removed Alexander, and lynched him in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. Sources dispute whether the men overpowered jail guards or the guards willingly surrendered Alexander. | + | Just over 24 hours after the murder, near 4:00 AM on April 5, a white mob gained access to the jail, removed Alexander, and lynched him in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. Sources dispute whether the men overpowered jail guards or the guards willingly surrendered Alexander. |
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However, the next day's ''Journal'' reported that John Magnus, another prisoner in the jail, claimed that the mob members were not masked, and that the jail guards surrendered Alexander willingly. | However, the next day's ''Journal'' reported that John Magnus, another prisoner in the jail, claimed that the mob members were not masked, and that the jail guards surrendered Alexander willingly. | ||
