Hellem

Hellem, a Black man, was held in the jail at Luxoria, Missouri, when a mob overpowered the sheriff, took him from the jail and hanged him from a water tank on September 18, 1903. A Post-Dispatch special report carried by the Associated Press says his body was left hanging there the next morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Post-Dispatch special report, via the Associated Press, says a mob overpowered the sheriff, took Hellem from the Luxoria, Missouri jail and hanged him from a water tank.

Reported by: Post-Dispatch special report, via Associated Press (reporters).

Source

• The Butte Inter Mountain, September 19, 1903, page 1 The Butte Inter Mountain, September 19, 1903