Died in jail or a lockup

Willie Sees

30 years old · died April 30, 1899 · Osceola jail, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Willie Sees, a Black man about thirty years old, was held in the Osceola jail in Osceola, Arkansas. Early on Sunday, April 30, 1899, a mob of about forty men took him from the jail and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about forty men took Willie Sees from the Osceola jail and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

New-York Tribune, May 2, 1899, page 8 New-York Tribune, May 2, 1899

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