Died in jail or a lockup

Beck

died August 10, 1870 · Austin jail, Tunica County, Mississippi

According to a Memphis dispatch printed in the New Orleans Republican, Beck was held in the jail at Austin, Mississippi. About forty citizens took him from the jail on the morning of August 10, 1870, and carried him to an island, where they hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Memphis dispatch printed in the New Orleans Republican says about forty citizens took Beck from the Austin, Mississippi jail and hanged him on an island.

Reported by: Memphis dispatch printed in the New Orleans Republican (reporters).

News report

New Orleans Republican, August 12, 1870, page 8 New Orleans Republican, August 12, 1870

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