George Ervin
George Ervin, a Black man held in the Salisbury jail in North Carolina awaiting trial, was taken from the jail on August 5, 1906, by a mob of about 2,000 people, according to the Salt Lake Herald's account published August 7, 1906. The paper reports that the mob overpowered the officers guarding the jail, entered, and took Ervin and two other Black men out. The account says Ervin was taken to a ballground on the edge of town and hanged from a tree at midnight with the others. It also reports that a relative of one of the men killed earlier urged the mob to return the men to jail and let the law take its course, but was ignored.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 2,000 people overpowered officers at the Salisbury jail, took George Ervin and two other men out, and hanged him from a tree at a ballground.
Reported by: news reports.