Allen Seymour

Allen Seymour, a Black man, was taken from the Hampton jail in Hampton, South Carolina, by a mob and killed, according to a short wire item in The Olneyville Times published December 25, 1914. The item does not give a date for the killing or say how the mob got into the jail. Whether jail staff resisted, gave up the keys or handed him over is not reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Olneyville Times wire report says a mob took Allen Seymour from the Hampton jail and lynched him.

Reported by: The Olneyville Times (wire report) (reporters).

Source

• The Olneyville Times, December 25, 1914, page 2 The Olneyville Times, December 25, 1914