Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Davis
Henry Davis was held in a jail when, according to the Pullman Herald, a mob of about 60 masked men took him from custody and killed him. The paper reports that they hanged him and riddled his body with bullets. He was a Black man held in the custody of that jail when the mob took him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.