Dock McLain

Dock McLain, a Black man, was being brought back to Ashdown, Arkansas, for a preliminary hearing after being held in the jail at New Boston, Texas. Late on the night of May 13, 1910, a mob of about 25 men took him from two deputy sheriffs and hanged him in the Ashdown jail yard. Newspaper accounts describe the killing as quiet, with no shots fired and most of the men masked. Some accounts give his name as Doc McLain.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (5)

• San Antonio Light And Gazette, May 14, 1910, page 11 San Antonio Light And Gazette, May 14, 1910
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 15, 1910, page 8 The Birmingham Age-Herald, May 15, 1910
• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 15, 1910, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 15, 1910
• The Pensacola Journal, May 15, 1910, page 3 The Pensacola Journal, May 15, 1910
• Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, May 17, 1910, page 2 Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, May 17, 1910