Died in jail or a lockup

Pary Gilliam

died June 1897 · Monroe County Detention Center, Monroe County, Mississippi

Pary Gilliam, a Black man, was being held in the Monroe County jail at Aberdeen, Mississippi, in June 1897. Late at night, a group of masked men overpowered the jailer and took him from the jail. They carried him about five miles out of town and hanged him from a tree on the main road. His body was found early the next morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob overpowered the jailer, took Pary Gilliam from the Monroe County jail and hanged him from a tree about five miles out of Aberdeen.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Appeal, July 3, 1897, page 1 The Appeal, July 3, 1897

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