Died in jail or a lockup

Jim Smith

died May 28, 1892 · Logan County, West Virginia

Jim Smith, a Black man, was being held in the jail in Logan County, West Virginia. According to a Courier Journal report, on Saturday night, May 28, 1892, a mob of about 200 people took him from the jail. The report says the mob lynched him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Courier Journal report says a mob of about 200 people took Jim Smith from the Logan County jail on Saturday night and lynched him.

Reported by: Courier Journal (reporters).

Source

The Beatrice Daily Express, May 30, 1892, page 1 The Beatrice Daily Express, May 30, 1892

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