Jordon Jameson
Jordon Jameson, a Black man reported to be 50 years old, was captured near Waldo, Arkansas, by a citizens' posse and was being taken to Magnolia to be handed over to county officials. A mob intercepted the posse, took him, and burned him on the public square in Magnolia early on November 11, 1919, according to the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. The Graphic reports that the sheriff and jailer did not act to stop the mob. A Dallas Express wire report gives the name as Jordan Jameson and says he was taken from officers at Magnolia.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (neglect alleged). The Pine Bluff Daily Graphic reports that a mob intercepted the posse taking him to county officials, burned him on the public square in Magnolia, and that the sheriff and jailer did not act to stop them.
Reported by: short wire report; Pine Bluff Daily Graphic (reporters).