Died in custody
Name not reported
A man whose name was not recorded, identified in the report as Black, was captured by a posse near Perkinston, Mississippi, and brought back to town, where officers held him. On July 20, 1899, a mob took him from the officers, carried him to the edge of a swamp, and shot him to death. The Times reported the killing in a dispatch published July 25, 1899.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Times reported that a mob took him from the officers who had captured him and shot him to death.
Reported by: The Times (reporters).