Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 4 people whose names were not reported

died April 19, 1909 · Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Four men from Texas, cattlemen by trade, were being held at the jail in Ada, Oklahoma. Early on Monday, April 19, 1909, a mob came to the jail and took them out. The mob hanged all four men.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report