Died in jail or a lockup

Fred Robertson

died August 1896 · Bosetta, Mississippi

Fred Robertson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Bosetta, Mississippi, in August 1896, when a mob took him from it and hanged him to the same limb as Lewis Purnell, according to a New Orleans report carried by the Griggs Courier. The mob also meant to lynch two women, who were let go after they begged.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New Orleans report says a mob took Fred Robertson and Lewis Purnell from jail at Bosetta, Mississippi, and hanged them to the same limb.

Reported by: New Orleans newspaper report (reporters).

Source

Griggs Courier, August 28, 1896, page 6 Griggs Courier, August 28, 1896

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