Died in jail or a lockup
Jim Bowens
Jim Bowens, a Black man, was held in the jail at Frederick, Maryland, in November 1895. According to the Alexandria Gazette, a mob took him from the jail late on Saturday night, November 16, and hanged him. The paper reported that the sheriff had prepared to resist, but he and his deputies were overpowered. The account also says a Salvation Army girl made the mob pause long enough to pray for him, and this report comes from a single 1895 newspaper account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.