Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a brief in The Columbus Journal of December 23, 1891, a man held at the jail at Meridian, Mississippi, was taken from the jail and shot to death. The brief does not give his name. It also does not say who took him from the jail or how the jail staff responded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Columbus Journal reported that a man was taken from the jail at Meridian and shot to death, with no further account of who took him or how the jail responded.
Reported by: The Columbus Journal (reporters).