Died in jail or a lockup
Judge Jones
Judge Jones, a Black man, was held at the jail in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the night of March 25, 1910. According to the Associated Press, a mob of about forty men overpowered the jailer, took him from the jail and hanged him. The Alexandria Gazette and the Weekly Journal-Miner report the same mob attack on the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about forty men overpowered the jailer and deputies at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas jail and hanged Judge Jones, according to an Associated Press wire report.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).