Died in jail or a lockup
Frank Slack
Frank Slack was held at the Morganton jail in Burke County, North Carolina, when he died on September 11, 1889. In the early morning, a masked mob of about 150 men broke into the jail, bound and gagged the jailer, and locked him in a cell. The mob took Frank from the jail and hanged him from a railroad bridge. The Burke County coroner's inquest found that he came to his death at the hands of persons unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Burke County coroner's inquest found he came to his death at the hands of persons unknown after a masked mob of about 150 men took him from the Morganton jail and hanged him from a railroad bridge.
Reported by: Burke County coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner).