Died in jail or a lockup
Patterson Sprintt
Patterson Sprintt, a Black man, was held in the county jail at Plymouth, North Carolina, in January 1888. A band of masked men took him from the jail, tied him to a tree in the woods outside town, and shot him to death along with two other men held there. The account gives no information on how the jailer or sheriff responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A band of masked men took Patterson Sprintt from the county jail at Plymouth, North Carolina, tied him to a tree outside town and shot him to death.
Reported by: news reports.