Died in jail or a lockup
Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson, a 20-year-old Black man, was held at a jail in Concord, New Hampshire, in May 1898, according to a dispatch published May 30 in The Evening Bulletin. The paper reported that at about 10:30 p.m. a crowd of about 1,500 men stormed the jail and took him from custody. The paper said the crowd took him to another place, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.