Died in jail or a lockup
Jim Tanner
Jim Tanner was held in the Oxford jail in Oxford, North Carolina. In the early morning of September 2, 1888, a mob entered the jail, overpowered the jailer and took the jail keys from his office. The mob took Jim Tanner from the jail and hanged him in nearby woods, along with two other Black men also held there, according to The Charlotte Democrat.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched