Died in jail or a lockup
Jas Gordon
Jas Gordon, a Black man, was held in the jail at Henrietta, Oklahoma, when a mob of about 100 men took him from custody and hanged him on December 24, 1907, according to a Hopkinsville Kentuckian report published four days later.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.