Died in jail or a lockup
W. W. Chisholm
Judge W. W. Chisholm was held at the DeKalb jail in Mississippi with his son John, while his wife and daughter stayed with them there. On Sunday, April 29, 1877, a mob attacked the jail, and Chisholm was mortally wounded. Accounts say his daughter Cornelia threw her arms around him to shield him, and that after he was shot his wife and young son helped him home. Henry J. Gully was later tried in connection with the shooting and found not guilty in 1879.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob attacked the DeKalb jail and mortally wounded Chisholm while he was held there.
Reported by: news reports.