Died in jail or a lockup
W. T. Patterson
W. T. Patterson was held in the jail at Westville, Mississippi. According to The Fairfield News and Herald, a mob broke into the jail on Wednesday, July 27, 1898, killed him, and burned the building and his body. The paper reports that his body was riddled with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Westville, Mississippi, jail and shot W. T. Patterson, according to the account in the record.
Reported by: news reports.