Died in jail or a lockup
Edgar Jones
Edgar Jones, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Wheeling, Va. A brief wire item in the Burlington Weekly Free Press of July 14, 1892, reports that a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. His death was reported in that item, published July 14, 1892.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Edgar Jones from the jail at Wheeling and hanged him, according to a brief wire item in the paper.
Reported by: news reports.