Died in jail or a lockup
Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson, a Black man, was held at the jail near Princeton, West Virginia. According to the Wessington Springs Herald, on the 19th a mob took him from the jail and killed him. The paper reported that he was tied to a tree and shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Wessington Springs Herald reports that a mob took Bob Johnson from the jail, tied him to a tree and shot him to death.
Reported by: Wessington Springs Herald (reporters).