Died in custody

Elmer Curl

died June 13, 1910 · Illinois Central train, Panola County, Mississippi

Elmer Curl, a Black man, was in the custody of officers from Arkansas who were taking him by Illinois Central train to Mastoden, Mississippi, in June 1910. According to a newspaper report, a mob overpowered the officers when the train stopped at McGees crossing near Como, Mississippi. The mob then took him to Mastoden and lynched him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a mob overpowered the officers escorting him on an Illinois Central train near Como, Miss., and lynched him.

Reported by: news report.

Source

The Times And Democrat, June 16, 1910, page 1 The Times And Democrat, June 16, 1910

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