Name not reported

An unidentified Black man held at the Mojave jail in California was taken from the jail by a mob on the night of March 11, 1904, according to a New-York Tribune dispatch datelined Mojave. The dispatch says the mob tarred and feathered him and that he was killed during a scuffle, either by gunfire or by a blow to the head. The paper describes the jail as insignificant and unguarded and reports no resistance by officers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New-York Tribune dispatch from Mojave, California, reports that a mob took the man from the jail, tarred and feathered him, and killed him in a scuffle by gunfire or a blow to the head.

Reported by: New-York Tribune dispatch datelined Mojave, Cal. (reporters).

Source

• New-York Tribune, March 13, 1904, page 1 New-York Tribune, March 13, 1904