Henry Darley
Henry Darley, a Black man about 26 years old, was being held in the Liberty jail in Liberty, Missouri, when a mob broke in on the night of May 2, 1900, according to the Alexandria Gazette. The paper reports that the mob cut the town's electric lights, forced the jail doors with a sledge hammer and cold chisels, took him from his cell, and hanged him from a stairway railing in front of the courthouse. The article says the jailer did not resist, and that about 75 men took part in the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Liberty jail, took Henry Darley from his cell and hanged him from a stairway railing in front of the courthouse, according to the Alexandria Gazette.
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).