Died in jail or a lockup
John Wyack
John Wyack, a Black miner, was held in the jail at Bond Town, West Virginia. On June 7, 1902, a mob took him from the jail and killed him, and according to the Arizona Republican, published the following day, he was dragged a short distance from the building and shot many times. The source gives no account of the sheriff or jailer's response. Mr. Wyack's death was a lynching from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.