Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on September 4, 1890. According to The Evening Bulletin, a masked mob took him from the jail that morning and lynched him. The paper's account does not say whether the jailers resisted the mob or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took Thomas Smith from the jail in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.