Cain Ford

Cane Ford, a Black man, was held in the Walterboro jail in Colleton County, South Carolina. On June 7, 1902, Sheriff Owens was trying to take him to the state penitentiary, but the posse escorting him was overpowered on the way to the railroad station. The Indianapolis Journal reported that a mob then lynched him, and the Birmingham Age-Herald gave the same account of the posse being overpowered.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the posse escorting Cane Ford from the Walterboro jail to the railway station and lynched him, after Sheriff Owens had tried to move him to the state penitentiary.

Reported by: Sheriff Owens (the agency that held him); news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Indianapolis Journal, June 8, 1902, page 1 The Indianapolis Journal, June 8, 1902
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, June 9, 1902, page 6 The Birmingham Age-Herald, June 9, 1902