Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas H. Frazier
Thomas H. Frazier worked for a lumber and store business in Washington, North Carolina. He was being held in the town's jail. On the night of May 7, 1938, a mob took him from the jail and shot him to death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1938 newspaper account says a mob took him from the Washington, North Carolina, jail and shot him, and his body was mutilated beyond identification.
Reported by: historical newspaper account.