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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 15, 1885 · Somerset County, Maryland

A Black man held in the jail at Princess Anne, Maryland, was taken out of the jail by a mob on the night of November 15, 1885. The mob hanged him from a tree. His body was afterwards riddled with bullets.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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