Died in custody
Jordan Parker
Jordan Parker was being held by officers when, according to The Clarion on December 31, 1884, a mob of about 100 men, some of them railroad employees, took him from them and carried him to Highland station. The paper, quoting another account of the events, reports that the mob then tied Parker to a tree and shot him in the presence of his son. The killing is dated to December 26, 1884, and the paper reports that he was killed by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Clarion, quoting another account, says a mob of about 100 men took Jordan Parker from officers and shot him after tying him to a tree.
Reported by: The Clarion (reporters).