Name not reported

An unidentified Black man held in the city jail at Rock Springs, Wyoming, was taken from his cell in December 1917 by a mob of about twenty-five citizens who overpowered the jailer. The mob hanged him from a railroad bridge. The Sun reported these events on December 13, 1917.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

• The Sun, December 13, 1917, page 4 The Sun, December 13, 1917