Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to The Home Journal, citing reports that circulated after the event, a crowd forced its way into the cell of a Black man held in a local jail and took him out, after about two hours of effort. Clergy and others urged the crowd to stop, without effect. The paper reports that he was hanged near the railroad tunnel and that shots were fired into his body as it hung. The paper also reports that the Adjutant General and a small militia force tried to rescue him but were outnumbered.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Home Journal, citing reports that circulated after the event, says a crowd forced its way into the jail and hanged the man.
Reported by: The Home Journal (reporters).