Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two men held in the jail at Danbury, South Carolina, were taken from the jail by a body of masked men and hanged, according to The Eaton Democrat, which reported it on June 30, 1881. The report gives no names or ages for the two men. It does not say whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob or handed the men over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.