Died in jail or a lockup
J. C. Collins
J. C. Collins, a Black man, was held in the jail at New Sheridan, North Dakota, in April 1913. On the Saturday night of April 5, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him from a telegraph pole and set fire to his clothing. He died while in the jail's custody, at the hands of the mob that took him from it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the New Sheridan, North Dakota, jail, hanged him from a telegraph pole and set fire to his clothing.
Reported by: contemporary newspaper report.