Died in jail or a lockup
Gilmon Holmes
Gilmon Holmes, a Black man, was held in the jail in Columbia. On the night of September 14, 1921, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him, shot his body many times and set it on fire. The death was reported in the news the following day, September 15, 1921.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper report says a mob took him from the Columbia jail, hanged him, then shot and burned his body.
Reported by: the newspaper report.