Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died May 1922

He was one of three Black men a mob burned to death in a public square in May 1922, according to a report in The Seward Gateway. The mob had taken the three men from a jail, where they were being held. The name of this man and the exact place are not clear from the account.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report