Carl Dudley
Carl Dudley was held in the Comanche County jail in Lawton, Oklahoma, when, according to the Arizona Republican, a mob of about 200 unmasked men overpowered Sheriff Thomas Richardson and took his weapons, then overpowered Deputy Sheriff J. F. Hanks to reach him. The men shot Carl in the jail yard, tied his body to an automobile and dragged it through the streets, and it was found hanging from a telephone pole. The paper reported that the killing was followed by fears of a racial outbreak.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 unmasked men took Carl Dudley from the Comanche County jail in Lawton, Oklahoma, shot him in the jail yard, and dragged his body through the streets before hanging it from a telephone pole.
Reported by: Republican A. P. Leased Wire (reporters); The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (reporters).