Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men were taken from a Mississippi jail by a mob and lynched in early October 1900, according to a Memphis Commercial-Appeal editorial reprinted in The Times. The paper said the men were taken in broad daylight. The Governor of Mississippi announced an investigation into the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported that a mob took the men from a Mississippi jail and lynched them in broad daylight.
Reported by: Memphis Commercial-Appeal (reporters).