Died in jail or a lockup
Jesse Phillips
Jesse Phillips was taken into custody in the swamps near Cleveland, Mississippi, on the night of July 20, 1901. According to The Age-Herald, an officer who had him in charge was bringing him toward the Cleveland jail when a mob met the officer, took Phillips away, and hanged him from a telephone pole.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.