Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the jail in Charleston, Missouri, was taken from it on July 3, 1910, when a crowd broke the doors down with sledgehammers. A second Black man held there was taken at the same time. The mob killed both men that afternoon.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.