Died in custody
Name not reported
A man who was one of two being moved for safekeeping after an arrest in West Virginia was taken from the officers escorting him and lynched, according to a brief report in The Bolivar Bulletin published May 8, 1884. The report gives no name, age, or exact date for him. It does not say whether the officers resisted the mob, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.