Sherman Farrier
Sherman Farrier, a Black man, was being held in the Columbus County jail in Whiteville, North Carolina, in September 1888. According to the Richmond Dispatch, a mob of a hundred or more men entered the jail, forced the jailer to hand over the keys at gunpoint, and took Farrier from his cell. His body was found the next day hanging from an oak about a mile from the jail. No other account of these events has been confirmed, and the newspaper's details of who took part remain unverified.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of a hundred or more men reportedly forced the jailer to surrender the keys at gunpoint, took him from his cell, and hanged him, according to the Richmond Dispatch.
Reported by: Richmond Dispatch (reporters).