Theodore Puckett

Theodore Puckett, a Black man, was being taken to the jail in Jackson, Mississippi, by officers when a mob took him from them and hanged him from a tree. The Herald and The Indianapolis Journal, both published July 6, 1895, date the killing to the night of July 4. A later notice in The Frontier and The McCook Tribune repeats the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Sources (4)

• The Herald, July 6, 1895, page 2 The Herald, July 6, 1895
• The Indianapolis Journal, July 6, 1895, page 1 The Indianapolis Journal, July 6, 1895
• The Frontier, July 11, 1895, page 2 The Frontier, July 11, 1895
• The Mccook Tribune, July 12, 1895, page 2 The Mccook Tribune, July 12, 1895