Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Kansas jail was taken from custody by a mob and lynched, as reported by the Virginia Citizen on January 2, 1903. The paper says the first attempt to hang him failed, and that he was hanged a second time. The mob that took him from the jail carried out the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.