Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in an Illinois jail was taken out by a mob and burned at the stake, according to a 1903 editorial in The Mirror and Farmer. The editorial, which described recent cases, called the killing an instance of race hatred. The man's name and the date of the killing are not given in the editorial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Mirror and Farmer editorial says a mob took a Black man held in an Illinois jail and burned him at the stake.
Reported by: The Mirror and Farmer editorial (reporters).