Died in jail or a lockup
Irvin Love
Irvin Love, a Black man, was in the custody of officers in Norfield, Lincoln County, Mississippi, who were taking him to the county jail on August 22, 1900. A mob overpowered the officers, took him from them, and hanged him from a tree. The Alexandria Gazette reported the killing, citing a New Orleans dispatch.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report from New Orleans says a mob overpowered officers conveying him to the county jail, took him and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: New Orleans news dispatch (reporters).