Died in custody
Name not reported
A man held by officers in Mississippi was taken from their custody by a crowd and hanged, according to an 1903 editorial in the Christian Advocate reprinted by The Progress-Advertiser. The editorial reports that no shots were fired and that he was not otherwise mistreated. It condemns the killing as unjustifiable.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Christian Advocate editorial says a mob took the man from officers and hanged him, and calls the lynching unjustifiable.
Reported by: Christian Advocate (reporters).