Died in jail or a lockup

Lindsay

died June 21, 1881 · Stokes County Jail, Stokes County, North Carolina

Lindsay, a Black man, was held in the jail of Stokes County, North Carolina. On June 21, 1881, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a New-York Tribune report datelined Danville, Virginia, published June 24, 1881. He was killed while in the custody of that jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A report datelined Danville, Virginia says lynchers took Lindsay from the Stokes County jail and hanged him.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

New-York Tribune, June 24, 1881, page 1 New-York Tribune, June 24, 1881

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