Died in jail or a lockup
John Diggs
John Diggs, a Black man, was held at a jail near Darnestown, Maryland. In July 1880, forty or fifty men took him from that jail and hanged him, according to a brief item in the Brenham Weekly Banner. His death is recorded in that single newspaper report of the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Brenham Weekly Banner (reporters).