Alex Anderson
Alex Anderson, a 21-year-old Black man, was held in the Grenada jail on the night of March 16, 1898. According to the Grenada Sentinel, a crowd overpowered the sheriff and his deputy, took the jail keys, and removed him to the public square, where he was hanged from a cottonwood tree. A coroner's jury found that he died by hanging at the hands of parties unknown. The paper's account is one-sided and unverified, and no source here describes what the sheriff or deputy did beyond losing control of the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he died by hanging at the hands of parties unknown after a crowd took him from the Grenada jail.
Reported by: coroner's inquest jury (medical examiner or coroner); news reports.