Died in jail or a lockup
Alexander Williams
Alexander Williams was held in the jail at Vicksburg on April 5, 1883, when a mob took him out and hanged him. The Memphis Daily Appeal reported the killing in a brief account published on April 7, 1883. The report describes the mob's action without naming the officers who held him or saying how the mob reached him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched