Died in custody
Horry Sykes
Horry Sykes, a Black man, was being taken from a station near Okalona, Mississippi, to the jail at Houston, Mississippi, for safekeeping, in the custody of special officer J. J. Jolley. Near Van Vleet, a small station about five miles below Okalona, a mob of citizens took him from the officer and lynched him, according to The Cairo Bulletin. The mob's taking of him from the officer is the only account given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Horry Sykes from special officer J. J. Jolley while Jolley was taking him to a jail in Houston, Mississippi, and lynched him near Van Vleet, according to The Cairo Bulletin.
Reported by: The Cairo Bulletin (reporters).