Died in jail or a lockup
Peek
Peek, a man whose first name is not given, was held in the jail at Austin, Mississippi, in August 1870. According to a short Memphis news dispatch printed in the Morning Republican, a group of citizens took him from the jail, carried him to Favorite Island, and hanged him from a tree there. The dispatch does not say whether jail officers resisted the group or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Memphis news dispatch reports that a group of citizens took Peek from the Austin, Mississippi, jail and hanged him from a tree on Favorite Island.
Reported by: Memphis news dispatch (reporters).