Died in custody
Ed Suddeth
Ed Suddeth, a Black man, was hanged from a railroad water tank in Coweta, Oklahoma, in 1911. Peace officers cut him down and started toward the railroad station, intending to move him to the jail at Wagoner. A mob intercepted the officers and shot him repeatedly.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob intercepted the peace officers who were taking him toward a jail at Wagoner and shot him repeatedly.