Died in jail or a lockup
Richard Gibbs
Richard Gibbs was held in the jail at Yazoo City. According to a Yazoo City report sent to the Herald and reprinted in the Daily Dispatch on December 30, 1883, an armed crowd came to the jail on the evening of December 29, 1883, took him from custody, and lynched him. The account is secondhand, and it does not say how the jailers or sheriff responded to the crowd.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Yazoo City report sent to the Herald says an armed crowd took Richard Gibbs from the jail and lynched him.
Reported by: Yazoo City special to the Herald, reprinted in the Daily Dispatch (reporters).