Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob broke into the New Madrid jail in Missouri on May 30, 1910, took a Black man from custody to the banks of the Mississippi River, and lynched him. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by unknown hands. As of the report in The Montgomery Advertiser, no arrests had been made.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).