Died in jail or a lockup
Isaac Winner
Isaac Winner was held at the county jail in Lafayette County. In the early hours of Monday, December 7, 1896, a mob of about 130 men from Ray County overpowered the jailer and guards, demanded the keys, broke down the doors, and took him and another man from the jail. The officers were unable to stop the mob. Winner, who came out of the jail trembling and pleaded with the mob for his life, was hanged, and his body was found that day hanging from an oak tree in Ray County.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 130 men took Isaac Winner from the Lafayette County jail, overpowering the jailer and guards, and hanged him from an oak tree in Ray County.
Reported by: news reports.