Died in jail or a lockup

Will Echela

died September 12, 1920 · Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Will Echela, a Black man, was held in the jail at Meridian, Mississippi. On Sunday, September 12, 1920, a small party of men took him from the jail, carried him about two miles into the country, and killed him. The accounts we have do not say whether jail staff resisted the men or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Ogden Standard-Examiner, September 13, 1920, page 2 The Ogden Standard-Examiner, September 13, 1920

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