Died in jail or a lockup

Henry Ellx

died May 4, 1900 · Liberty jail, Clay County, Missouri

Henry Ellx, a Black man, was held in the Liberty, Missouri, jail in early May 1900 after being moved there from Excelsior Springs. The Chanute Times reported that a large crowd of masked men took him from the jail just before midnight on May 4, 1900, and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Chanute Times, May 11, 1900, page 6 The Chanute Times, May 11, 1900

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