Died in jail or a lockup
Belfield McRae
Belfield McRae was one of three people held in the jail at Carrollton, Mississippi, when a mob of about 500 men stormed the building. The mob demanded the keys from the sheriff, who handed them over after the presiding justice and prosecuting attorney appealed to the crowd. The mob took the people held there to the courtyard, where Belfield McRae was hanged and shot. The governor arrived minutes after the deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 500 men took Belfield McRae from the Carrollton jail, where the sheriff surrendered the keys after appeals from the presiding justice and prosecuting attorney, and hanged and shot him in the courtyard.
Reported by: news reports.