Died in jail or a lockup
Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden, a Black man whose age is reported as either 21 or 24, was being taken to the West Fayette jail near Fayette, Missouri, by officers on October 29, 1899. According to the press reports, a mob overpowered the officers, took him, and hanged him from a tree about eight miles west of Fayette. The reports differ on his age and on the exact name of the jail he was being taken to.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the officers taking Tom Hayden to the West Fayette Jail and hanged him from a tree about eight miles west of Fayette, Missouri.
Reported by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Virginian-Pilot telegraph report (reporters).