Died in custody
Manna Ponton
Manna Ponton was a Black man who worked at a hotel in Halifax, North Carolina. In August 1903, according to a special dispatch from Halifax reported in the Pickens Sentinel-Journal, deputies, constables and citizens had him under guard. The dispatch says a crowd took him, hanged him from a tree and shot his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Halifax, N.C. special dispatch in the Pickens Sentinel-Journal says a crowd took Manna Ponton from citizens, deputies and constables who had him under guard, then hanged him from a tree and shot him.
Reported by: Halifax, N. C., Special dispatch as reported in the Pickens Sentinel-Journal (reporters).