Name not reported

Two Black men held at the jail in Carruthersville, Missouri, were taken from the jail by a mob and lynched on October 11, 1911, according to a special cable reported in the Evening Bulletin. A short report in The Hawaiian Gazette describes the same events and likewise gives no names or ages for the two men. Neither account says whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed the men over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A special bulletin cable dated October 11, 1911 reports that a mob took two Black men from the Carruthersville, Missouri jail and lynched them.

Reported by: special bulletin cable (news report) (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Evening Bulletin, October 11, 1911, page 1 Evening Bulletin, October 11, 1911
• The Hawaiian Gazette, October 13, 1911, page 3 The Hawaiian Gazette, October 13, 1911