Died in jail or a lockup
Andrew Crawford
Andrew Crawford, a Black man, was held in the jail at Abbeville in January 1917. The Union Times reported that a mob broke into the jail, took him from custody and killed him, overpowering the authorities to reach him. A grand jury later returned a no bill on indictments against five white men charged in connection with his lynching.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Andrew Crawford from the Abbeville jail and killed him, according to the newspaper account; a grand jury declined to indict five white men for the lynching.
Reported by: news reports.