Died in custody
Handy Keigler
Handy Keigler was one of three Black men held in the custody of the sheriff at Swansea, South Carolina, when a mob took them early in the morning of August 1, 1893. According to The Roanoke Times, the mob hanged all three men from a tree. The paper reported the deaths as a homicide committed by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.