Died in jail or a lockup
Lindsay
Lindsay, a Black man, was held in the Stokes County jail in North Carolina in June 1881. According to a Daily Observer despatch reprinted in The Farmer and Mechanic, a mob took him from the jail on a Monday night and hanged him, along with another Black man.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Observer despatch reports that a mob took Lindsay from the Stokes County jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Daily Observer despatch (reporters).