Jack Dillingham

Jack Dillingham was held in the Rowan County jail in Salisbury, North Carolina, when a mob broke into the jail on the night of August 6, 1906. According to the Daily Press, the crowd of about 1,000 overpowered the sheriff and jailer, then took Jack and two other Black men from their cells. The Birmingham Age-Herald reported that the mayor, a senator, a judge and the solicitor had addressed the crowd from the jail steps before it broke in, and put the crowd at about 3,000. The Daily Press reports that the men were taken about a mile east of town and hanged from a tree, that the mob allowed each man to pray first, that Jack protested his innocence to the last, and that the bodies were shot after being strung up.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

News reports (7)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 7, 1906, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, August 7, 1906
• The Montgomery Advertiser, August 7, 1906, page 1 The Montgomery Advertiser, August 7, 1906
• Palestine Daily Herald, August 7, 1906, page 1 Palestine Daily Herald, August 7, 1906
• The Ocala Evening Star, August 7, 1906, page 2 The Ocala Evening Star, August 7, 1906
• Daily Press, August 8, 1906, page 1 Daily Press, August 8, 1906
• The Savannah Tribune, August 11, 1906, page 1 The Savannah Tribune, August 11, 1906
• The Breckenridge News, August 22, 1906, page 8 The Breckenridge News, August 22, 1906