Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black woman held at the jail at Shubuta was taken from the jail at night by a mob, along with her sister and two brothers, and hanged from a bridge over the Chickasawhay River. According to a dispatch, the jailer was called into the street by the mob and handcuffed by one of its members. The four who died were two sisters and two brothers, all Black and all held at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took four Black people, two sisters and two brothers, from the jail at Shubuta at night and hanged them from a bridge over the Chickasawhay river; the dispatch says the jailer was called into the street and handcuffed by a member of the mob.
Reported by: news reports.