Demond Cowman

Demond Cowman was held at the Aiken jail in Aiken, South Carolina, in early October 1926. According to the Watchman and Southron, a mob overpowered the jail officers, took Cowman and two others from the jail, and killed them, with bullets found in the bodies. The sources given do not say how the sheriff or jailers responded to the mob. A grand jury reopened its investigation of the lynching in late October 1926.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered jail officers, took Demond Cowman from the Aiken jail and shot him to death, according to the summary of the accounts.

Reported by: Aiken jail officers (the agency that held them); news reports.

Source

• The Watchman And Southron, October 30, 1926, page 1 The Watchman And Southron, October 30, 1926