Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, was taken from the jail by a mob on October 1, 1882, and hanged from a tree. The Milan Exchange, which reported the killing on October 7, 1882, gives no name for him. The mob's action is the only account of his death in the source.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched