Died in jail or a lockup
E. E. Brown
E. E. Brown was held at the jail in Ada, Oklahoma, when a mob broke in, overpowered the guard, and took him from the jail to a barn across the street, where he was hanged. The Lee County Journal and The Savannah Tribune, both reporting in April 1909, say the killing was carried out so quietly that nothing was known of it until after daylight. The reports say he was one of four men taken that night.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took E. E. Brown from the Ada jail and hanged him in a barn across the street, after overpowering the guard.
Reported by: news reports.