B. B. Burrell

B. B. Burrell was one of four men held in the Ada jail in Ada, Oklahoma, when a mob took them from the jail early on Monday, April 19, 1909, and hanged them in a nearby barn. Reports differ on the size of the crowd, putting it at about one hundred people in one account and about two hundred in another. One account says the mob overpowered the jail's only guard, while another says the mob broke open the jail door after the jailers refused to admit them. Burrell was described in one report as being from Duncan, Oklahoma.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

News reports (4)

• The Daily Guard, April 20, 1909, page 1 The Daily Guard, April 20, 1909
• The Forrest City Times, April 23, 1909, page 1 The Forrest City Times, April 23, 1909
• The Tupelo Journal, April 30, 1909, page 2 The Tupelo Journal, April 30, 1909
• Greene County Herald, April 30, 1909, page 1 Greene County Herald, April 30, 1909