Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Wm. Jackson

25 years old · died September 16, 1893 · Bates County, Missouri

Wm. Jackson, 25, was held in the jail at Rich Hill, Missouri. On the afternoon of September 16, 1893, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him on the town's main street. The account gives no further details about his life or family.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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