Williams

Williams, a man, was being held in the jail at Pleasant Hill, Missouri, in February 1915. Early on February 21, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the fire bell tower above City Hall. The Butler Weekly Times reported that guards had left the jail around 4 a.m. after the town seemed quiet, and that the mob apparently waited until the officer on guard left his post. The mob's killing of Williams took place while the jail was left without its guards.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Williams from the Pleasant Hill, Missouri jail and hanged him from the fire bell tower above City Hall, after guards had left the jail around 4 a.m.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Butler Weekly Times, February 25, 1915, page 3 The Butler Weekly Times, February 25, 1915