Died in jail or a lockup
Ralston
Ralston, a Black man, was held in the Ardmore jail for safekeeping. According to reports received at Ardmore and printed in the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, officers were taking Ralston from Ardmore toward Paul's Valley, Oklahoma, on August 13, 1913. A mob took Ralston from the officers and hanged Ralston from nearby trees.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: reports received at Ardmore, as printed in the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic (reporters).