Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Purnell
Joe Purnell, a Black man, was held in the jail in Winona, Mississippi, when a mob took him from custody on September 25, 1889, according to a brief item reprinted in the Columbia Banner. The account says he was hanged from a trestle. The article gives no further detail about how the mob got in or how the jailers responded, and the details of his death rest on that single short report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Columbia Banner (reporters).