Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
He was one of four Black men held in the Hamilton jail. On the night of Tuesday, January 23, 1912, a mob of about 100 men broke into the jail, overpowered the jailer, and took the four men out of town. The newspaper reported that the men were hanged from trees about a mile away.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.