Died in jail or a lockup
Martin Beckett
Martin Beckett was being held in the jail at Hampton Court-house when a mob broke in, took him from the jail on the night of July 25, 1882, and lynched him. Newspapers in Charleston and Memphis carried dispatches reporting the killing. The dispatches describe the mob's actions and the placard left on his body, and report no other details about him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Wilmington (Del.) newspaper dispatch (reporters).