Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Gordo, Alabama, was taken from it by a mob and hanged in July 1904, according to an Associated Press report datelined Columbus, Mississippi. His name is not known. The cause of his death is given as hanging by a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Associated Press reported that a mob took an unnamed man from the Gordo, Alabama jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).