Name not reported

A man whose name is not given was held by the sheriff in Nauoatuck, West Virginia, when, according to a newspaper dispatch, a mob of about 200 people took him from the officer on the morning of May 14, 1892. The mob took him to a nearby spot, put him on a mule, fastened a rope to a limb and hanged him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Newspaper dispatch datelined Nauoatuck, W. Va. (reporters).

Source

• The Evening Herald, May 14, 1892, page 2 The Evening Herald, May 14, 1892