Kitt Bookard
Kitt Bookard, a Black man, was held in the guard house at Eutawville, Berkeley County, South Carolina. According to a Columbia, S.C. dispatch, a mob took him from the guard house, tied his hands and feet, stabbed him to death, and sank his body in the river. The Dawson News dated the killing to about four months before its October 1904 report. Governor Heyward's investigation, which used Pinkerton detectives, led to the arrest of several men, including the town marshal, who was implicated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Kitt Bookard from the Eutawville guard house, tied him, stabbed him to death and sank his body in the river, according to a Columbia, S.C. dispatch and Governor Heyward's investigation.
Reported by: Columbia, S.C. dispatch (reporters); Governor Heyward's investigation (outside investigators).