Austin

Austin was held in the custody of the sheriff at Hampton, South Carolina, in late May or early June 1913. According to the Alexandria Gazette, a mob took him from the sheriff and hanged him from a tree in front of the courthouse, and one report says the body was also mutilated.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (3)

• Alexandria Gazette, May 30, 1913, page 4 Alexandria Gazette, May 30, 1913
• Alexandria Gazette, June 4, 1913, page 5 Alexandria Gazette, June 4, 1913
• Alexandria Gazette, June 5, 1913, page 5 Alexandria Gazette, June 5, 1913