Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man, not named in the Farmers Independent, was held in the custody of the sheriff at Duck Hill, Mississippi, in April 1937. According to the newspaper's editorial, a mob took him from the sheriff, tied him to a stake and tortured him to death with blowtorch flames. The editorial condemns the killing as among the most depraved lynchings it has seen. The editorial is the only account cited here, so the sheriff's part in the taking is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Farmers Independent editorial says a mob took the man from the sheriff at Duck Hill, Mississippi, and tortured him to death with blow torch flames.
Reported by: Farmers Independent editorial (reporters).