Died in custody
Frontiss Nelms
Frontiss Nelms, a Black man, was held by a guard near Hernando, Mississippi. According to the Delaware State Journal, a mob of masked men took Frontiss Nelms and another man from the guard on Saturday, July 17, 1880, and hanged and hacked them to death. The newspaper reported that an indignation meeting in Austin condemned the killings. Committees of white and Black residents were appointed to find those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a gang of masked men took Frontiss Nelms from a guard near Hernando, Mississippi, and hanged and hacked him to death.
Reported by: Delaware State Journal (reporters).