Died in jail or a lockup

Harris Trustall

died July 13, 1885 · jail at Oxford, Miss., Lafayette County, Mississippi

Harris Trustall, described in two 1885 newspapers as colored, was held in the jail at Oxford, Mississippi. On July 13, 1885, a mob took him from the jail and killed him, according to the Huntsville Gazette and the Magnolia Gazette. Neither report says how the mob reached him or whether the jail's officers resisted or gave up the keys.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

The Magnolia Gazette, July 17, 1885, page 1 The Magnolia Gazette, July 17, 1885
Huntsville Gazette, July 18, 1885, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, July 18, 1885

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