Jim Jones

Jim Jones was held in the jail in Houston, Mississippi, when a mob broke into the building in the early morning of February 7, 1913. According to the reports, the mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a telephone pole outside, where his body was left until after daylight. A wire report said the sheriff asked the governor to send troops amid fears of a wider race conflict, and that other Black people held at the jail were threatened. According to one report, Black residents said a white man, not Jones, had committed the killing that the mob was acting over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Houston, Mississippi jail, took Jim Jones from the building and hanged him from a telephone pole outside, and the sheriff asked the governor for troops.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (4)

• Atlanta Georgian, February 7, 1913, page 7 Atlanta Georgian, February 7, 1913
• Atlanta Georgian, February 7, 1913, page 1 Atlanta Georgian, February 7, 1913
• The New Haven Union, February 7, 1913, page 15 The New Haven Union, February 7, 1913
• The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, February 7, 1913, page 1 The Richmond Palladium And Sun-Telegram, February 7, 1913