Died in jail or a lockup
James Scott
James Scott, a Black man, was being held in the Boone County jail in Columbia, Missouri, when a mob broke into the jail on April 29, 1923. According to the Richmond Planet, the mob burned through the iron door with an acetylene torch, took him from his cell and hanged him from a bridge.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.