Dock McLain

Dock McLain, a Black man, was being brought back to Ashdown, Arkansas, from a jail in New Boston, Texas, for a preliminary hearing. Newspaper accounts report that late on the night of May 13, 1910, about twenty-five men, most of them masked, took him from two deputy sheriffs and hanged him in the Ashdown jail yard. The papers describe the killing as quiet, with no shots fired. One account says an officer was struck over the head during the seizure.

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

Reported by: news reporting of a mob seizure at Ashdown, Arkansas (reporters).

Sources (16)

• Fort Mill Times, May 5, 1910, page 2 Fort Mill Times, May 5, 1910
• 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
• Los Angeles Herald, May 15, 1910, page 3 Los Angeles Herald, May 15, 1910
• The San Francisco Call, May 15, 1910, page 37 The San Francisco Call, May 15, 1910
• Evening Star, May 15, 1910, page 3 Evening Star, May 15, 1910
• East St. Louis Daily Journal, May 15, 1910, page 1 East St. Louis Daily Journal, May 15, 1910
• Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, May 17, 1910, page 2 Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, May 17, 1910
• Union County Courier, May 19, 1910, page 5 Union County Courier, May 19, 1910
• The Bon Homme County Independent, May 19, 1910, page 7 The Bon Homme County Independent, May 19, 1910
• Chicago Eagle, May 21, 1910, page 7 Chicago Eagle, May 21, 1910
• Fort Mill Times, May 26, 1910, page 2 Fort Mill Times, May 26, 1910
• Wood County Reporter, May 26, 1910, page 6 Wood County Reporter, May 26, 1910
• The Colorado Statesman, June 11, 1910, page 1 The Colorado Statesman, June 11, 1910