Died in jail or a lockup
Cane Ford
Cane Ford, a Black man, was held in the Walterboro jail in Walterboro, South Carolina. Early on the morning of June 7, 1902, Sheriff Owens was moving him from the jail toward the railway station when a mob overpowered the posse escorting him. The mob lynched Cane Ford on the way, and The Birmingham Age-Herald reported the killing on June 9, 1902.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.