Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was taken from the Springfield jail in April 1906 by a mob and hanged on the public square. Accounts say he was hanged after another man was taken and killed the same night, while the crowd was still gathering. No one has been identified by name in this account, and the killing was carried out by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.