Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man, whose name is illegible in the surviving 1908 newspaper account, was held at the jail in Oxford, Mississippi. On the night of Tuesday, September 8, 1908, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to The Bee, which reported it on September 10, 1908.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Oxford, Mississippi, jail and lynched him.
Reported by: historical newspaper report (OCR text) (reporters).