Turner

Turner, a Black man, was held in the jail at Mississippi City in Harrison County, Mississippi. On the night of Saturday, March 12, 1881, a mob of fifty or sixty men took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree, reported by newspapers as about a half mile to a mile away. The Memphis Daily Appeal reported that the jailer gave up the keys rather than have the doors broken down with axes. The body was not taken down until March 15, after a coroner's jury was impaneled.

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

News reports (6)

• Alexandria Gazette, March 14, 1881, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, March 14, 1881
• Savannah Morning News, March 15, 1881, page 1 Savannah Morning News, March 15, 1881
• Memphis Daily Appeal, March 16, 1881, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, March 16, 1881
• The Weekly Clarion, March 17, 1881, page 3 The Weekly Clarion, March 17, 1881
• The Weekly Democratic Statesman, March 17, 1881, page 3 The Weekly Democratic Statesman, March 17, 1881
• The Weekly Panola Star, March 19, 1881, page 2 The Weekly Panola Star, March 19, 1881