Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Early on July 6, 1892, a mob broke into a jail in Mississippi and took two men from it, then hanged them. The two men had been held at the jail, and before they were hanged they were taken to the courthouse for a brief examination. Soldiers were sent to guard the jail, but the men had already been taken from it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper accounts.