Frank West
Frank West, a Black man, was held at the city prison in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on December 23, 1899. According to an Associated Press account, about 150 men broke into the jail around 7 o'clock that evening, took him and another man to Baker's Creek bridge west of town, and placed a noose around his neck. The account says he had to be pushed from the bridge to his death. This account does not record whether the jailer or other officers resisted the mob or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An Associated Press representative reported that a mob of about 150 men broke open the city prison in Vicksburg, took Frank West to Baker's Creek bridge, and forced him off it with a noose around his neck.
Reported by: Associated Press representative (reporters).