Died in jail or a lockup

Beck

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

Beck was held in the jail at Austin, Mississippi, after the Tunica County sheriff brought him there. About forty citizens took him from that jail, and the group carried him to Favorite Island. There they hanged him from a tree, and his death is dated August 10, 1870.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A group of about forty citizens took him from the Austin jail and hanged him from a tree, according to a brief newspaper dispatch.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch.

Source

Nashville Union And American, August 12, 1870, page 1 Nashville Union And American, August 12, 1870

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