Name not reported

A Black man held in the Clay County jail in Missouri was taken from the jail by a crowd of citizens in the week before July 13, 1855. The crowd hanged him without a judge or jury. His death is recorded as a lynching from custody.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Liberator, July 13, 1855, page 4 The Liberator, July 13, 1855