Mehane

Mehane, a Black man, was in the custody of officers who were taking him to Yanceyville, North Carolina, when a mob took him from them and lynched him on October 3, 1885. The Watertown Republican reported the death in its October 7, 1885 issue. The brief item does not give the place of the lynching, nor whether the officers resisted, gave him up, or were overpowered.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• Watertown Republican, October 7, 1885, page 2 Watertown Republican, October 7, 1885