Died in jail or a lockup
John Deloache
John Deloache, a Black man, was being held in the custody of the sheriff at Barnwell, South Carolina. According to a Washington Times report published December 27, 1905, a mob took him from the sheriff on December 26 and shot him to death, and the deputies refused to interfere. The report says the sheriff wired the governor and was preparing to arrest those responsible for the lynching. The account is from a single newspaper report of the time and no other source is cited.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Washington Times reported that a mob took John Deloache and his brother from the Barnwell sheriff and shot them, and that deputies refused to interfere.
Reported by: Washington Times (reporters).