Died in jail or a lockup
K. K. Brown
According to The White Pine News, a mob took K. K. Brown from the jail in Oklahoma and hanged him in the early morning hours of April 1909. The paper reports that the mob cut the electric wire before the hanging, leaving the city in darkness. The article links the violence to a dispute among stockmen.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The White Pine News reports that a mob took K. K. Brown from the jail in Oklahoma and hanged him in April 1909.
Reported by: The White Pine News (reporters).