Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died July 9, 1883 · Marysville jail, Marysville, Mississippi

On Monday, July 9, 1883, a mob broke into the jail at Marysville, Mississippi, took a person from their cell and lynched them. The person's name is not given in the account. The account links the lynching to the earlier killing of Mrs. Christine Urmbach, and that is the only other name it gives.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Frontier, July 12, 1883, page 1 The Frontier, July 12, 1883

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