Isaac Thomas
Isaac Thomas was a farm hand. He was held in the custody of the Bolivar County sheriff and two deputies when, on the night of Friday, June 15, 1934, a mob seized him and Joe Love, another farm hand, and hanged them from a trestle near Alligator, Mississippi. The sheriff and deputies said the mob leaders disarmed them and drove off with the two men. A coroner's jury reported that the men died at the hands of parties unknown and that Thomas's neck was broken.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury reported that the men died at the hands of parties unknown after a mob hanged them from a trestle; the sheriff and two deputies who held them say the mob leaders disarmed them and drove away with the men.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Bolivar County sheriff and two deputies (the agency that held him).