Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Henry Johnson

died August 31, 1914 · county jail, Paris

Henry Johnson, a Black man, died on Monday, August 31, 1914, while held at the county jail in Paris. Police had taken him to the jail earlier that day. That night a masked group came to the jail and demanded the keys. The jailer refused and was roughly handled before the group left.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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