Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On the morning of Friday, June 25, 1897, a mob took a Black man from the jail at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and hanged him, according to a press dispatch from Jackson. The acting governor was reached and ordered state troops to the town, but they disbanded once word came that the man was already dead.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A press dispatch from Jackson, Mississippi says a mob took the man from the jail at Crystal Springs and hanged him.
Reported by: press dispatch from Jackson, Miss. (reporters).