Burnside

A man named Burnside, who was Black, was reported by The Mitchell Capital in January 1891 to have been held by officers near Newton, Mississippi, when a mob took him from them and lynched him. The Union County Courier gave a brief account of the same death, also without a first name, age, or exact date. Neither report says where he was being held or how the mob reached him, and neither says whether the officers resisted or handed him over. No sources provide anything more about who Burnside was.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short newspaper item reports that Burnside was held by officers near Newton, Mississippi, and that a mob took him from them and lynched him.

Reported by: Union County Courier (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Union County Courier, January 7, 1891, page 4 Union County Courier, January 7, 1891
• The Mitchell Capital, January 9, 1891, page 2 The Mitchell Capital, January 9, 1891