Demon Lowman
Demon Lowman was a Black man held in the Aiken County jail in South Carolina. According to the Watchman and Southron, early on October 8, 1926, a mob broke into the jail, overpowered the sheriff and jailer and cut the electric power. The mob took him and two others in automobiles to a pine thicket on the edge of town, where he was shot, and a coroner's inquest found he died of shotgun wounds at the hands of unknown parties. A grand jury said it lacked evidence to charge any individual, while The New York World reported that peace officers were allegedly accomplices, and the governor later began an investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury said he died at the hands of persons unknown, and a 14-year-old girl's affidavit to The New York World said peace officers were accomplices to the mob.
Reported by: Aiken County coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Aiken County grand jury (court); The New York World (reporters).
Sources (16)
- Brownsville Herald, October 9, 1926, page 1
- The Union Daily Times, October 9, 1926, page 1
- The Daily Worker, October 10, 1926, page 1
- The Montgomery Advertiser, October 12, 1926, page 4
- Edgefield Advertiser, October 13, 1926, page 3
- The Watchman And Southron, October 13, 1926, page 1
- Southern Christian Advocate, October 14, 1926, page 3
- The Washington Tribune, October 15, 1926, page 1
- The Watchman And Southron, October 16, 1926, page 3
- The Watchman And Southron, October 16, 1926, page 4
- The Arizona Times, October 22, 1926, page 2
- The Savannah Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1
- The Washington Tribune, November 12, 1926, page 1
- The Watchman And Southron, November 27, 1926, page 5
- The Monitor, December 3, 1926, page 1
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