Died in jail or a lockup

Wilson Arnold

Yazoo City jail, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Wilson Arnold was being held in the jail at Yazoo City, Mississippi. According to the Clarksville Evening Chronicle, a party of men took him from the jail. The paper published this account on November 21, 1888.

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

Source

Clarksville Evening Chronicle, November 21, 1888, page 1 Clarksville Evening Chronicle, November 21, 1888

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