Died in jail or a lockup

Sol Purcell

died September 25, 1889 · Montgomery County, Mississippi

Sol Purcell, a Black man, was held in the jail at Winona, Mississippi. According to a Griggs Courier report published October 4, 1889, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a railway trestle. The death is dated September 25, 1889.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Griggs Courier reported that Sol Purcell was taken from the jail at Winona, Miss., and hanged to a railway trestle.

Reported by: Griggs Courier (reporters).

Source

Griggs Courier, October 4, 1889, page 2 Griggs Courier, October 4, 1889

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