Died in jail or a lockup
Dan Dickerson
Dan Dickerson, a Black man, had just returned from his wedding trip when he was taken from the jail at Noble, Oklahoma, in January 1914. According to The Berne Witness, a group that had left Oklahoma City in six automobiles took him from the jail. The group hanged him outside the town and riddled his body with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Dan Dickerson from a jail, hanged him outside the town of Noble and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.