Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
Name not reported
A boy about 13 years old, whose name is not recorded, was held in the jail at Tupelo, Mississippi, in April 1896. According to the Grenada Sentinel, a mob went to the sheriff's house, overpowered him with shotguns, marched him to the jail and forced him to hand over the keys. The men, who wore masks, took the boy from the jail in the early morning and lynched him in front of the courthouse. The sheriff is described as having given up the keys under threat, and the identities of the men were unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.