Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at a jail was taken from custody by a mob. According to the newspaper account, the mob broke through the corridor and cell doors with crowbars and sledgehammers after overpowering the sheriff and deputies. They dragged him through the business district and hanged him from a telephone pole at Cotton Avenue and Lamar Street. His body was then shot many times and burned. A minister who tried to stop the mob was ignored.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.