Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Brown
Frank Brown, a Black man, was held at the Tunica, Mississippi jail on September 14, 1900, when a masked mob of between sixty and one hundred men broke into the jail early in the day and took him from custody. According to a Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis, the mob strung him up to a tree within 100 yards of the jail. The account reports that no shots were heard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob broke into the Tunica, Mississippi jail, took Frank Brown from custody and hanged him from a tree near the jail.
Reported by: Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis (reporters).