Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail at Winona, Mississippi, was taken from it by a masked mob, according to The Weekly Corinthian. The mob carried him about three miles north of town along the Illinois Central railroad and hanged him to a signboard at Sawyer's switch. Citizens of Winona were reported to have expressed considerable indignation over the lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob took him by force from a jail, carried him to Sawyer's switch on the Illinois Central railroad and hanged him to a signboard.
Reported by: news reports.