Died in custody
James Spencer
James Spencer was a Black postal clerk. On July 5, 1920, officers were taking him to Quitman, Mississippi, when a mob met them near Enterprise and took him from the officers, according to newspaper reports. The El Paso Herald reported that the men took him from the officers without difficulty. The Alexandria Gazette reported that he was hanged from a tree near the road.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.