Died in jail or a lockup
Gilmon Holmes
Gilmon Holmes was held in the jail at Columbia. On the night of September 14, 1921, according to the Nenana News, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him, shot his body repeatedly and set it on fire. A later Associated Negro Press report, carried by the Phoenix Tribune, describes him being taken from authorities in Columbia late one night and killed by a mob. Neither account says whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Associated Negro Press report says a mob took Gilmon Holmes from authorities in Columbia, Louisiana, late one night and lynched him.
Reported by: Associated Negro Press report (reporters).