Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the jail in Macon, Missouri, was taken from custody and killed in Moberly on November 16, 1919, according to an Associated Press report carried by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The report says a mob of about 100 masked men carried out the killing after he and three other men were moved secretly from Macon to Moberly when word spread that a mob was gathering. The man is not named in the account. The report leaves open whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody