Died in custody

Name not reported

died March 5, 1905 · Mississippi

A man held by a deputy on a train was taken from the officer at Elizabeth station in Mississippi by a masked group and hanged, according to reports that reached Vicksburg. His name was not recorded in those reports. He was Black, and he died on March 5, 1905.

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

Reported by: Vicksburg newspaper reports of the lynching (reporters).

Source

The Salt Lake Herald, March 6, 1905, page 7 The Salt Lake Herald, March 6, 1905

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