Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Pemberton
Joseph Pemberton was being held in a jail in Benton, Louisiana, in July 1922. According to the Richmond Planet, a mob took him from that jail and hanged him from a tree in a swamp. The death is dated July 14, 1922, and the newspaper reported it on July 29, 1922.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.