Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Billingham
Jack Billingham was held in a jail when a mob took him from it on the night of August 6, 1906. According to The Monroe Journal, the mob hanged him in the suburbs and riddled his body with bullets. The newspaper reported the death on August 7, 1906.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Monroe Journal reports that a mob took Jack Billingham from jail, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: The Monroe Journal (reporters).