Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
Ned Myers
Ned Myers, a Black teenager about 17 years old, died in the jail at Westville in Simpson County in May 1886, according to the Signal-Copiahan of May 13 that year. The paper reported that he took his own life while held there. The account gives no details about his family or work, and no official statement or dispute about the death appears in it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper reported that he took his own life in the Westville jail.
Reported by: the newspaper report of May 1886 (reporters).