Walter Jackson

Walter Jackson was being held in the jail at Hamilton, Montana, in October 1903. According to the Ocala Banner, around midnight on October 14, about 75 masked, armed men forced their way through the rear of the jail and overpowered the jailer. They took Jackson into the street and hanged him from an electric light pole. The leaders of the mob were not identified, according to the Banner. The sheriff and coroner cut the body down afterward, the same paper reported.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (4)

• Americus Times-Recorder, October 15, 1903, page 1 Americus Times-Recorder, October 15, 1903
• The Ocala Banner, October 16, 1903, page 8 The Ocala Banner, October 16, 1903
• The Gainesville Star, October 20, 1903, page 2 The Gainesville Star, October 20, 1903
• The Leader, October 24, 1903, page 2 The Leader, October 24, 1903