Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was being taken to jail in Haywood County in the custody of an officer when a party of masked men seized him. The men hanged him from a tree. About an hour later, his body was found there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A party of masked men seized him from an officer while he was being taken to jail, and his body was found hanging from a tree about an hour later.
Reported by: news reports.