Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Four Black people, two sisters and two brothers, were being held at the jail at Shubuta when a mob came for them at night. The mob took them from the jail and hanged all four from a bridge over the Chickasawhay River. According to the dispatch, the jailer was called out into the street and handcuffed by a member of the mob.
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, according to the dispatch, which says the jailer was called into the street and handcuffed by a member of the mob.
Reported by: news reports.