Burwell

Burwell was one of four men held in the county jail at Ada, Oklahoma. Before daylight one morning, a lynching party took the men from the officers and hanged him from a cross-beam in a nearby livery stable. Newspapers reporting in 1915 said townspeople did not learn what had happened for several hours, and no member of the mob was publicly identified or arrested.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Oklahoma City Times, February 20, 1915, page 2 The Oklahoma City Times, February 20, 1915
• Tulsa Daily World, February 23, 1915, page 5 Tulsa Daily World, February 23, 1915