Died in jail or a lockup
Ira Johnson
Ira Johnson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Greenville, South Carolina. According to The Osceola Times, which reported his death in July 1895, a mob took him from the jail, swung him from a tree and shot his body many times. Officials' accounts of the events are not given in that report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Ira Johnson from the Greenville, South Carolina, jail, swung him to a tree and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.