Died in jail or a lockup
D. B. Burrell
D. B. Burrell was one of four men held in the Ada jail in Oklahoma. Shortly before 3 a.m. on April 19, 1909, a mob of about 200 broke into the jail, overpowered the sheriff, and struck him on the head, knocking him down. The mob took Burrell from his cell to a barn near the jail and hanged him along with the others.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 broke into the Ada county jail, overpowered the sheriff and hanged Burrell from a barn near the jail.
Reported by: news reports.