Died in jail or a lockup
Tabb Bland
Tabb Bland, a Black man, was held in the King William County jail in Virginia in January 1884 when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. A Richmond dispatch printed in the Savannah Morning News on February 6, 1884 reported the killing. This account is the only source for the death in these records.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Richmond dispatch printed in the Savannah Morning News reports that a mob took him from the King William County jail and hanged him.
Reported by: Richmond dispatch, Savannah Morning News (reporters).