Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail near Sardis, Mississippi, was taken from the jail during the night by a mob of about 500 people and lynched. The mob broke him out of the custody of the jail where he was being held and killed him. The death was reported in The Holly Chieftain in June 1899.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.