Died in jail or a lockup
William Brown
William Brown was being held in the Tunica jail in Tunica, Mississippi, when a mob broke into the jail early in the day, according to a special report from Memphis carried by the Savannah Morning News. The mob took him from custody and strung him up to a tree within 100 yards of the jail on September 14, 1900. The report says no shots were heard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob broke into the Tunica, Mississippi jail, took William Brown from custody and hanged him from a tree near the jail, according to a Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis.
Reported by: Post-Dispatch special report from Memphis (reporters).