Died in custody
Tom Preston
Tom Preston was one of three Black men held in the custody of the sheriff at Swansea, South Carolina, in 1893. Early in the morning of August 1, a mob took the three men from the sheriff. The mob hanged them from a tree. The Roanoke Times reported the killings the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.