Died in custody
Knight
A man named Knight was held in a prison at Durant, in Holmes County, Mississippi. The Advertiser, in a 1879 account, reports that a mob took him from the prison at night in 1873 and hanged him without judge or jury, while Captain Baker was acting sheriff. The paper says Baker had been warned beforehand but could not have prevented the killing given the odds against him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The 1879 Advertiser account says a mob hanged Knight at night without judge or jury while Captain Baker was acting sheriff, and that Baker had prior notice but could not have prevented it.
Reported by: The Advertiser (1879 newspaper account) (reporters).