Died in jail or a lockup
John H. Signs
John H. Signs, a Black man, was taken from a jail in Maryland by a mob and hanged on November 23, 1887, according to a brief telegraphic report in The Evening World published the next day. The account describes the lynching in a single line and does not name the jail or the county where it took place. This narrative does not repeat the accusation the report makes against him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.