Died in custody
O. F. Culbreath
O. F. Culbreath was held in the custody of officers at the Edgefield Court House, where he was waiting to make bail, according to a News and Courier dispatch from Johnstown. The dispatch says a mob took him from the officers, carried him out of town and shot him several times, leaving him for dead. He walked back into town, made a statement naming several of the men who lynched him, and died afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A News and Courier special dispatch from Johnstown reports that a mob took Culbreath from officers at Edgefield Court House and shot him several times.
Reported by: News and Courier special dispatch from Johnstown (reporters).