Died in custody
Henry Wall
Henry Wall, 21, was in the custody of officers on the afternoon of Monday, September 6, 1897, when a crowd took him from them near Friends Mission, Virginia. According to a report from Mt. Airy, North Carolina, carried by the Raleigh News and Observer, the crowd then killed him. The officers' part in the events is not described in the account, and the accusation made against him there is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd took Henry Wall from officers and lynched him near Friends Mission, Virginia, according to the Raleigh News and Observer citing a special from Mt. Airy, N.C.
Reported by: Raleigh News and Observer, citing a special from Mt. Airy, N.C. (reporters).