Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was taken from a Mississippi jail by a mob, according to the Las Vegas Age, which reported the events in October 1907. His body was found hanging from a telegraph pole in front of the depot early in the morning. The paper said three Black men were taken from the jail and lynched in the same episode. His name and age are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news dispatch.