Name not reported

A Black man held in the Charlottesville, Virginia, jail was taken from the jail by a mob and hanged, according to The Evening World's report of October 13, 1892. Townspeople not part of the mob reportedly learned of the killing only when they saw his body the next morning.

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

Reported by: The Evening World (reporters).

Source

• The Evening World, October 13, 1892, page 4 The Evening World, October 13, 1892