Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Harper
Joseph Harper was held in the Camden Court-house jail in Camden County, North Carolina. On October 4, 1892, a mob took him from the jail, hanged him and shot him, according to a Raleigh dispatch published in The Indianapolis Journal on October 5. He was 'held over' a killing, but the accusation against him is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report from a Raleigh, N.C. dispatch says a mob took him from the Camden Court-house jail, hanged him and riddled him with bullets.
Reported by: news report (Raleigh, N.C., dispatch) (reporters).