Died in custody
Jim Sims
Jim Sims was held by a posse in Choctaw County, Alabama, in late 1891, according to a Weekly Courier-Journal report published on December 28 of that year. The newspaper gives his name as Jim Sims in one passage and as Neil Sims in another, and identifies him as a brother of Bob Sims. The article says a citizens' group took him from the posse and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper account says a citizens' group took him from the posse holding him and hanged him.
Reported by: newspaper account.