Died in jail or a lockup
One of 13 people whose names were not reported
A mob broke into the Springfield, Missouri county jail on a Saturday night in April 1906, took three Black people who were being held there, and lynched them, according to the Birmingham Age-Herald. The paper did not give their names or ages. Officials said the mob damaged the sheriff's property, and four men were later arrested as alleged leaders of the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took a Black man from the Springfield, Missouri jail and lynched him, and officers could not stop the crowd.
Reported by: news reports.