Died in jail or a lockup
W. F. Williams
A man believed to be W. F. Williams, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was being held in the jail at Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Early on February 21, 1915, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The identification is recorded only as a belief in the 1915 newspaper account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.