Died in custody
Will Brown
Will Brown, a Black man, was in the custody of officers being taken from Rockport toward the Hazlehurst jail in Copiah County, Mississippi, in March 1911. According to The Brandon News, a mob overtook the posse and took him from the officers. A later report reaching Georgetown said he was hanged from a tree in the woods. The article gives no account from the officers beyond saying they lost him, and no further details of his life or family are reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A later report reaching Georgetown says a mob overtook the officers taking him toward the Hazlehurst jail and hanged him from a tree in the woods.
Reported by: news reports.