Died in jail or a lockup
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Johnson, a Black man, was held in the jail in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a mob that the New York World, as reprinted in The Age-Herald, estimated at 1,500 people took him from custody and hanged him on May 29, 1899. Whether jail officers resisted the mob or gave up the keys is not addressed in what the report states.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The New York World, as reprinted in The Age-Herald, reported that a mob took Thomas Johnson from the Charlotte, North Carolina, jail and hanged him.
Reported by: New York World (as reprinted in The Age-Herald) (reporters).