Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Kiser
Joe Kiser was held in the jail in Charlotte, North Carolina, in late May 1899. According to a New York World report, reprinted in The Age-Herald, a mob of about 1,500 people took him from the jail and hanged him. The death is recorded as a homicide by a mob, and the reprint is the only account cited for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Joe Kiser from the jail in Charlotte, North Carolina, and hanged him, according to the New York World as reprinted in The Age-Herald.
Reported by: New York World, as reprinted in The Age-Herald (reporters).