Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
A young Black man, about 18 years old, was held in the jail at Tupelo, Mississippi. According to a telegram from Tupelo reprinted by the San Antonio Daily Light, on the morning of April 3, 1896, a masked mob went to the sheriff's home and overpowered the sheriff with shotguns. The sheriff was forced to open the jail and hand over the keys. The mob then took the young man from the jail and lynched him in front of the courthouse.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A telegram report says a mob overpowered the sheriff at his home, forced him to the jail, took the key, and lynched a young man in front of the courthouse.
Reported by: telegram report.