Died in jail or a lockup
Bob Brown
Bob Brown was held in the jail at Utica, Mississippi, in August 1888. On the evening of August 13, 1888, a mob took him from that jail and hanged him from a tree near the cemetery, as the Wichita Eagle reported two days later. The newspaper linked his death to a shooting that Sunday night, an accusation that is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Bob Brown from the jail at Utica, Mississippi, and hanged him from a tree near the cemetery, according to the 1888 newspaper account.
Reported by: 1888 newspaper account (reporters).