Died in jail or a lockup

Bill Wilson

Claiborne County, Mississippi

Bill Wilson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Port Gibson, Mississippi. The Berne Witness reported that unidentified people took him from his cell and hanged him from the county gallows inside the jail. The paper said several shots were fired into his neck and head.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

The Berne Witness, August 17, 1899, page 2 The Berne Witness, August 17, 1899

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