Died in jail or a lockup
Silas Johnson
Silas Johnson was one of three Black people held in the jail at Brock Haven, Mississippi. On the evening of August 22, 1874, a crowd of about 1,000 citizens took them from the jail and hanged them. The Los Angeles Daily Herald reported the killings on August 26, 1874.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.