Died in jail or a lockup
Lee Sutton
Lee Sutton, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monroe. On the morning of Wednesday, March 4, 1885, masked men took him from the jail and hanged him, according to the Wichita Daily Eagle. He was in the custody of the jail when a mob took him, and it killed him. Accounts from that time are the only record of what happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.