Died in custody
Ben Davis
Ben Davis, a Black man, was in custody at La Platte, Missouri, when a mob took him from the officer who held him and lynched him on August 4, 1889. The Los Angeles Daily Herald reported the killing the following day, attributing the account to its news report. The paper's report gives the officer as the person from whom the mob took him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Los Angeles Daily Herald reported that a mob took Ben Davis from an officer who had him in custody at La Platte, Missouri, and lynched him.
Reported by: Los Angeles Daily Herald (reporters).