Died in custody
Archie Mchatter
Archie Mchatter, a Black man, was held in the jail at Lumberton, North Carolina. The Charlotte Democrat reported that on Monday morning, December 5, 1892, he was taken to a city hospital for safekeeping and treatment of wounds he had received while trying to escape. He died there the next morning, December 6, 1892. His remains were buried in the county cemetery.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A short news notice gives his cause as wounds received during an escape attempt and does not say who inflicted them or how.
Reported by: short newspaper notice.