J. C. Collins

J. C. Collins, a Black man about 34, had come to Mondak, Montana, two months before his death to work for a company building a bridge over the Missouri River. He was held in the Mondak jail in early April 1913, and newspaper accounts say a mob broke in, took him from the jail and hanged him from a telephone pole. The reports say the mob then shot his body and set fire to his clothing. One account says the jail guards first drove the crowd off before it returned and forced the door, while another says the officials were overpowered and gave way. Accounts give dates ranging from April 4 to April 6, 1913.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Newspaper accounts say a mob broke into the Mondak jail, took him from his cell, hanged him from a telephone pole and shot and burned his body.

Reported by: Mondak dispatches and Montana newspaper accounts (reporters); The Fargo Forum (reporters); The Wibaux Pioneer (reporters).

Sources (25)

• The San Francisco Call, April 5, 1913, page 1 The San Francisco Call, April 5, 1913
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, April 5, 1913, page 4 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, April 5, 1913
• Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser, April 5, 1913, page 1 Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser, April 5, 1913
• Bismarck Daily Tribune, April 5, 1913, page 1 Bismarck Daily Tribune, April 5, 1913
• The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, April 5, 1913, page 1 The Fargo Forum And Daily Republican, April 5, 1913
• The Evening Times, April 5, 1913, page 1 The Evening Times, April 5, 1913
• The Evening Standard, April 5, 1913, page 14 The Evening Standard, April 5, 1913
• Omaha Daily Bee, April 6, 1913, page 30 Omaha Daily Bee, April 6, 1913
• Omaha Daily Bee, April 6, 1913, page 31 Omaha Daily Bee, April 6, 1913
• Norwich Bulletin, April 7, 1913, page 1 Norwich Bulletin, April 7, 1913
• Bismarck Daily Tribune, April 8, 1913, page 3 Bismarck Daily Tribune, April 8, 1913
• Atlanta Georgian, April 10, 1913, page 21 Atlanta Georgian, April 10, 1913
• Lincoln County Times, April 10, 1913, page 2 Lincoln County Times, April 10, 1913
• The Loup City Northwestern, April 10, 1913, page 2 The Loup City Northwestern, April 10, 1913
• The Buffalo Bulletin, April 10, 1913, page 1 The Buffalo Bulletin, April 10, 1913
• The Libby Herald, April 11, 1913, page 3 The Libby Herald, April 11, 1913
• The Harlem News, April 11, 1913, page 3 The Harlem News, April 11, 1913
• The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, April 11, 1913, page 6 The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, April 11, 1913
• Golden Valley Chronicle, April 11, 1913, page 2 Golden Valley Chronicle, April 11, 1913
• The Bowbells Tribune, April 11, 1913, page 1 The Bowbells Tribune, April 11, 1913
• Devils Lake Weekly World, April 11, 1913, page 2 Devils Lake Weekly World, April 11, 1913
• The Dickinson Press, April 12, 1913, page 8 The Dickinson Press, April 12, 1913
• The Enterprise, April 17, 1913, page 3 The Enterprise, April 17, 1913
• The Meridian Times, April 18, 1913, page 6 The Meridian Times, April 18, 1913
• The Wibaux Pioneer, April 18, 1913, page 2 The Wibaux Pioneer, April 18, 1913