Crockett Williams

Crockett Williams, a Black man, was held in the jail at Eufaula, Oklahoma. According to a dispatch dated August 1, 1914, a mob overpowered the guard, took him from the jail and lynched him that day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Accounts report that a mob overpowered the guard at the Eufaula, Oklahoma jail, took Crockett Williams from the jail and lynched him, but do not say how jail officers responded.

Reported by: Bridgeport Evening Farmer (reporters); dispatch dated August 1, 1914 (reporters).

News reports (5)

• New Britain Herald, August 2, 1914, page 6 New Britain Herald, August 2, 1914
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, August 3, 1914, page 6 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, August 3, 1914
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, August 3, 1914, page 9 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, August 3, 1914
• Norwich Bulletin, August 3, 1914, page 1 Norwich Bulletin, August 3, 1914
• Putnam Patriot, August 7, 1914, page 2 Putnam Patriot, August 7, 1914