Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Tanner
Henry Tanner was held in the jail in Raleigh, South Carolina, where he was one of three Black men in custody. A crowd of 75 to 100 masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. He was killed by that mob while in the jail's custody, and his death was reported in the Wessington Springs Herald in September 1888.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of 75 to 100 masked men took Henry Tanner from the jail in Raleigh, South Carolina, and hanged him.
Reported by: news reports.