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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Russellville jail, Russellville

In 1908 the Salt Lake Herald reported, citing a reporter's statement, that four Black men were taken from the jail at Russellville and lynched. Browder, who said he knew the men, said they all worked on farms in the same area and belonged to a society that provided insurance and burial. The men were in the custody of the Russellville jail when a mob took them out and killed them, according to the reporter.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A reporter, as relayed in the Herald, says four Black men were taken from the Russellville jail and lynched, including this man.

Reported by: a reporter, as relayed in the Herald (reporters).

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