Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man named Brown was held in the jail at Elkins, West Virginia. On the morning of March 19, 1909, a group of about 50 men came for him and took him from the jail. They lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper account of the Elkins, West Virginia lynching (reporters).