Died in jail or a lockup
James Garden
James Garden, a Black man, was held in the county jail in Henryetta, Oklahoma. On December 24, 1907, a mob of citizens battered down the jail door, took him out and strung him up on a telegraph pole. The account reports that his body was riddled with bullets. His death was a lynching from custody, carried out by a crowd that broke into the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob battered down the county jail door, took James Garden out and strung him to a telegraph pole, the newspaper reported.
Reported by: the newspaper account.