Died in custody
Hal Winters
Hal Winters was a Black man held in the custody of Holmes County officers at Sidon, Mississippi, together with another man. On February 17, 1925, a posse that had earlier taken the two men retook them from the officers and shot them to death. Authorities at Sidon said he was shot to death, and The Montgomery Advertiser reported the killing. The account of his death describes a lynching by a mob that took him from officers holding him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Authorities at Sidon say a posse retook the two men from Holmes County officers and shot them to death.
Reported by: authorities at Sidon.