Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob took a Black man from the jail in Springfield, Missouri, in April 1906 and hanged him, according to a short item in the Mt. Sterling Advocate. Governor Folk called the killing murder and offered a $300 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Two Black men were reported taken from the jail that night, and the item gives no further detail about the person's life.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Folk called the mob's actions murder and offered a $300 reward for the arrest and conviction of the lynchers.
Reported by: Gov. Folk.