Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Mississippi jail was taken from it by a mob on Sunday, September 20, 1925, then lynched and his body burned. The record gives no name, age, or details of who held him or how jail staff responded. The Savannah Tribune condemned the killing as barbarism and warned that it could bring a backlash.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Savannah Tribune editorial (reporters).