Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Davis
Henry Davis was held in a North Carolina jail. On the night of December 23, 1884, a mob of masked men took him from the jail and carried him to the Neuse River. According to the newspaper accounts, they bound him with handcuffs and shackles, threw him from a bridge, and he drowned.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.