Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A young son of Judge Chisholm was held at the De Kalb jail in Kemper County, Mississippi, in 1876. According to a New York Tribune report, quoted by the Daily Republican in 1879, a mob attacked the jail and killed him there, in front of his father. The sheriff's or jailer's response is not described in the report. His name is not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York Tribune, as quoted by the Daily Republican, says a mob killed the young son of Judge Chisholm in the De Kalb jail.
Reported by: New York Tribune, as quoted by the Daily Republican (reporters).