Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
Four Black people were held in the Franklin County jail in Mississippi. On Saturday night, September 20, 1884, a mob of about 40 men took them from the jail after overpowering the jailer. According to a special dispatch from Brook Haven published in the Savannah Morning News, the mob hanged the four from trees in the courthouse yard. The dispatch said a large majority of county citizens deplored the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: special dispatch from Brook Haven, Miss. (reporters).