J. B. Miller
J. B. Miller, of Fort Worth, Texas, was a husband and father whose wife and three children were held in high esteem there, and one report said he was popular among the town's best citizens. He was being held at the jail in Ada, Oklahoma, when, early on Monday, April 19, 1909, a mob of about one hundred men broke in, overpowered the guard, disarmed and tied the jailer, and took him and three other men from the jail. The mob hanged the four men in a nearby barn. Accounts differ on the size of the mob and on whether its members wore masks. An investigation was reported to be underway.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about one hundred masked men overpowered the jailer and guard at the Ada jail in Oklahoma, took J. B. Miller and three others, and hanged them in a barn, according to 1909 newspaper reports.
Reported by: 1909 newspaper reports (news dispatch from Oklahoma City) (reporters).
News reports (7)
- The Paducah Evening Sun, April 19, 1909, page 1
- The Daily Guard, April 20, 1909, page 1
- The Lee County Journal, April 23, 1909, page 1
- The Forrest City Times, April 23, 1909, page 1
- The Savannah Tribune, April 24, 1909, page 1
- The Tupelo Journal, April 30, 1909, page 2
- Greene County Herald, April 30, 1909, page 1