Died in jail or a lockup
A. Richardson
A. Richardson, a Black man, was held in a city jail when a mob battered down the doors, took him out and lynched him. According to the Tonopah Daily Bonanza, published October 12, 1911, his bullet-riddled body was found floating in the Mississippi River at noon the following day. The report describes the killing as the work of a mob that took him from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza reported that a mob battered down the doors of a city jail, took Richardson and another Black man, and lynched them, and that his bullet-riddled body was found floating in the Mississippi river.
Reported by: Tonopah Daily Bonanza (reporters).