Died in jail or a lockup

Lewis Purnell

died August 1896 · Bosetta, Mississippi

Lewis Purnell, a Black man, was held in a jail at Bosetta, Mississippi, in August 1896. According to a New Orleans report carried by the Griggs Courier, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, with Fred Robertson, from the same limb.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: New Orleans newspaper report (reporters).

Source

Griggs Courier, August 28, 1896, page 6 Griggs Courier, August 28, 1896

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