Died in jail or a lockup

George Baiter

died September 11, 1890 · Amoy, Mississippi

George Baiter, a Black man, died on September 11, 1890, near Amoy, Mississippi. He was being held in a jail when a mob took him out and killed him by lynching. Another person was taken from the same jail and lynched that day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Baiter from a jail at Amoy, Mississippi, and lynched him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 18, 1890, page 1 The Iowa Plain Dealer, September 18, 1890

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