Died in jail or a lockup
David Moore
David Moore was being held in the Tunica jail in Tunica, Mississippi, when a masked mob broke into the jail early in the day on September 14, 1900. According to a Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis, carried by the Savannah Morning News, the mob took him from his cell and hanged him from a tree near the jail. The report says no shots were heard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took David Moore from the Tunica, Mississippi jail and hanged him from a tree near the jail, according to a Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis.
Reported by: Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis (reporters).