Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Mississippi

According to a news summary in the Narragansett Herald published January 9, 1886, a crowd took two people from a jail near Crawford, Mississippi, and hanged them from a tree. The two had been held at that jail when the mob came for them. Their memorial is this record of two lives ended by a mob that reached them in custody.

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

Reported by: Narragansett Herald news summary (reporters).

Source

Narragansett Herald, January 9, 1886, page 4 Narragansett Herald, January 9, 1886

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