Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man whose name is not recorded was being taken to the Monroe jail by officers on a magistrate's order on July 3, 1903. A mob met the officers, took him from their custody and hanged him from a nearby tree. He died in the custody of the Monroe jail's officers, who were escorting him when the mob seized him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.