Name not reported

Two men, whose names were not given, were being taken to St. Albans, West Virginia, for safe keeping on April 30, 1884, according to The Milan Exchange. A mob took them from the officers holding them and lynched both men. The paper gives no place where this happened and does not say whether the officers resisted the mob or handed the men over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1884 newspaper report says two men being taken to St. Albans for safekeeping were seized from officers and lynched.

Reported by: 1884 newspaper report (reporters).

Source

• The Milan Exchange, May 10, 1884, page 2 The Milan Exchange, May 10, 1884