Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Bailey
Tom Bailey, a Black man, was held in the jail at Meadville, Mississippi, in April 1883. According to a brief Daily Republican report published the next day, a mob took him from the jail on the morning of April 16 and hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief news report says a mob took Tom Bailey from the Meadville, Mississippi jail and hanged him; the report gives no detail on how jail staff responded.
Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).