Crockett Williams

Crockett Williams, a Black man, was held in the jail at Eufaula, Oklahoma. According to a wire dispatch dated August 1, 1914, a mob overpowered the guard, took him from the jail and lynched him. A later news brief reports that a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, without giving a date.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Reported by: Bridgeport Evening Farmer (reporters).

Sources (9)

• 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
• Lincoln County Times, August 6, 1914, page 2 Lincoln County Times, August 6, 1914
• Putnam Patriot, August 7, 1914, page 2 Putnam Patriot, August 7, 1914
• The Meridian Times, August 7, 1914, page 3 The Meridian Times, August 7, 1914
• The Kemmerer Republican, August 7, 1914, page 2 The Kemmerer Republican, August 7, 1914
• The Liberal Democrat, August 14, 1914, page 8 The Liberal Democrat, August 14, 1914