Charles Woodward

Chas. Woodward was held in a jail in West Virginia. According to The Lexington Dispatch, a mob took him from the jail on the night of March 27, 1902, and lynched him. The paper reported that the lynching party came from a crowd that had gathered at the jail. The dispatch was published on April 2, 1902.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch reports that a mob took Woodward from a West Virginia jail and lynched him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Lexington Dispatch, April 2, 1902, page 3 The Lexington Dispatch, April 2, 1902