Died in jail or a lockup
Howard Montgomery
Howard Montgomery, a Black man, was held in the Yazoo City jail in Mississippi on April 11, 1909, according to a dispatch from Yazoo City in The San Francisco Call. The report says a mob overpowered the jailer, took Montgomery from the jail and hanged him. The dispatch does not say whether the jailer resisted or gave up the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A San Francisco Call report datelined Yazoo City, Miss., says a mob overpowered the jailer and hanged him.
Reported by: The San Francisco Call (reporters).