Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Mississippi

Two people held at a jail near Crawford, Mississippi, were taken from that jail by a mob and hanged from a tree. The jail was the place where they were being held, and the crowd took them from its custody. The account gives no names or ages for the two people.

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

Source

Gloucester County Democrat, January 7, 1886, page 4 Gloucester County Democrat, January 7, 1886

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