Hugh Furr
Hugh Furr was held in the Barnwell jail in South Carolina when a masked mob took him from his cell on the morning of Saturday, December 28, 1889, along with other Black men held there. According to the Evening Journal, the jailer, Neville, said he resisted until the mob threatened him with pistols and sent for an ax, and that the mob forced him to unlock the cell doors. The paper reports that the men were then marched through town and shot to death. The available account ends before giving the full details of the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The jailer, Neville, said he resisted the mob until they threatened him with pistols and sent for an ax, and a newspaper report says the men were marched through town and shot to death.
Reported by: Barnwell jailer Neville (the agency that held him); newspaper reporting on the Barnwell jail mob (reporters).