Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died December 24, 1883 · Yazoo County, Mississippi

On December 24, 1883, a mob broke into the jail in Yazoo, Mississippi, where a Black man was being held. According to the Vermont Phoenix, the mob went to his cell and beat him to death. A coroner's jury found that he died at the hands of unknown persons.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found he died at the hands of unknown persons after a mob broke into the Yazoo jail and beat him in his cell.

Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

Vermont Phœnix, January 4, 1884, page 2 Vermont Phœnix, January 4, 1884

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