Died in jail or a lockup
Demmon Lowman
Demmon Lowman, a Black man, was held at the Aiken County jail in South Carolina when a masked mob took him from the jail on October 8, 1926, and shot him to death. Clarence and Bertha Lowman were taken from the same jail and killed in the same attack, according to the Brownsville Herald's report. A special grand jury took up an inquiry into the lynchings the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.