Died in jail or a lockup
Clark
Clark, a Black man, was held in the Corinth jail in Mississippi. According to The St. Louis Republic, on September 28, 1902, a posse of armed men took him from the jail and led him to the cemetery set aside for Black residents on the western side of town, where they burned him at the stake before a large crowd, and he died. The paper reports that a committee of twelve and other citizens had argued for hanging instead. Before his death, Clark asked that a letter be delivered to his mother and brother, and he urged his brother to raise his children properly.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.