Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 11, 1915 · Coahoma County, Mississippi

An Asian man was held at the Clarksdale jail in Mississippi. Early on October 11, 1915, a mob of masked men took him from the jail and lynched him, along with another man. His name is not recorded. He died in the hands of the mob that came for him from the place that held him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, October 11, 1915, page 9 The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, October 11, 1915

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