Died in jail or a lockup
Tom Burns
Tom Burns, a Black man, was in the custody of a deputy sheriff near Hernando, Mississippi, on the way to jail. According to a news item, a mob took him from the deputy and lynched him. The report appeared in The Semi-Weekly Leader in November 1914.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Tom Burns from a deputy sheriff near Hernando, Mississippi, while he was being taken to jail, and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.