Died in jail or a lockup
Swan Burris
Swan Burress, a Black man also spelled Burris and Bures in other accounts, was held in the jail at Iuka, Mississippi. On Saturday night, July 13, 1889, the Iuka Reporter said about 100 masked men came to the jail after an altercation with the jailer, who then gave up the keys. The men took him to a large oak near the cemetery and hanged him, and he died shortly after midnight.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Iuka Reporter says about 100 masked men took him from the Iuka jail after the jailer gave up the keys and hanged him near the cemetery.
Reported by: Iuka Reporter (reporters); short telegraphic dispatch.