Died in jail or a lockup
L D Mayfield
L D Mayfield, a Black man, was held at the city building, the Danville police station in Danville, Illinois, on July 25, 1903. According to a Courier-Journal report, a mob forced its way into the building, where officers had barricaded themselves in with him, and took him out. The report says the mob put a rope around his neck and hanged him from a telephone pole. It also says he was left hanging as the crowd moved on toward the county jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Courier-Journal news report (reporters).