Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the Iuka Reporter's 1893 account, three brothers were arrested and held in a jail, along with their mother and sisters. The paper reports that a mob of about twenty-five men came and took the three brothers and hanged them. The same account says the women were whipped and ordered to leave the parish. The brothers' names are not recorded in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about twenty-five men took three brothers from custody and hanged them.
Reported by: historical newspaper account.