Died in jail or a lockup

George Kincaid

died June 20, 1903 · Bolivar County, Mississippi

George Kincaid, a Black man, was held in custody at Cleveland, Mississippi. The New-York Tribune reported that a mob gathered at Puleville on Saturday, June 20, 1903, to lynch him. A man presented an order signed by a deputy sheriff calling for his delivery, and Kincaid was handed over and taken away. His body was later found hanging in the swamps.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Kincaid from the custody of a deputy sheriff at Puleville after a man presented an order signed by another deputy for his delivery, and he was hanged in the swamps.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

New-York Tribune, June 25, 1903, page 2 New-York Tribune, June 25, 1903

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