Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men held in the Clarke County jail in Indiana were taken out by an organized band of armed, masked men and killed. The sources say they were hanged. Governor Conrad Baker, in a proclamation quoted in the Edgefield Advertiser, described the killings and called for the arrest and trial of those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Conrad Baker's proclamation describes an organized band of armed, masked men taking three Black men from the Clarke County, Indiana jail and killing them.
Reported by: Governor Conrad Baker of Indiana, in a proclamation.