Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
On April 21, 1894, a mob broke into a jail in Mississippi and took a Black man from his cell. He was one of three men the mob seized from their cells that night. A newspaper account says the mob forced open the jail door and hanged the men from the balustrade of the courthouse. His name is not known.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.