Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 23, 1887 · Attala County, Mississippi

A man held in the jail at Kosciusko, Mississippi, was taken from the jail on the night of June 23, 1887, by a mob of about forty masked men, according to The Eaton Democrat. The men hanged him to a tree near the town. His name is not recorded in the item.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

The Eaton Democrat, June 30, 1887, page 1 The Eaton Democrat, June 30, 1887

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