Died in jail or a lockup

Bock

died August 17, 1870 · Austin jail, Tunica County, Mississippi

Bock was held at the jail at Austin, Mississippi, when a mob took them from the jail and hanged them, according to a brief item in the Delaware Tribune published August 18, 1870. The item dates the death to August 17, 1870. The mob's entry into the jail and the response of its officers are not described.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Delaware Tribune reported in a brief news item that a mob hanged Bock after taking him from the jail at Austin.

Reported by: Delaware Tribune (reporters).

News report

Delaware Tribune, August 18, 1870, page 3 Delaware Tribune, August 18, 1870

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