Died in custody

Joseph Payne

died August 16, 1883 · Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Joseph Payne, a Black man, was held in the custody of the sheriff in Oakland, Mississippi. The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported that about 500 citizens forcibly took him from the sheriff and lynched him on August 16, 1883.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Lancaster Daily Intelligencer report says about 500 citizens forcibly took Joseph Payne from the sheriff in Oakland, Mississippi, and lynched him.

Reported by: Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (reporters).

Source

Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, August 17, 1883, page 1 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, August 17, 1883

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