Died in jail or a lockup
Eugene Hamilton
Eugene Hamilton, a Black man, was held at the Grays county jail when, according to a 1921 report, a mob took him from the jail and killed him in Jasper County. Judge Parks said the members of the mob were guilty of cold-blooded murder. A Jasper County grand jury was instructed to investigate the lynching, and witnesses were reported ready to identify several white men who took part.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Judge Parks said every member of the mob was guilty of cold-blooded murder after a mob took Eugene Hamilton from the Grays county jail.
Reported by: Judge Parks (court).