Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 21, 1916 · Starkville

This Black person was held at the jail in Starkville. Late on January 21, 1916, a small party of men took them from the jail and killed them. They were one of five people taken from the jail and killed that night. Their name, age and family are not known from the record of this death.

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

Source

Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 22, 1916, page 1 Bismarck Daily Tribune, January 22, 1916

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