Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Culpeper, Virginia, in the summer of 1850. A group broke into the jail, took him out and killed him. The grand jury declined to present the people responsible, a decision the Staunton Spectator said was calculated to cause great indignation and alarm.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Staunton Spectator reported that a mob broke into the Culpeper, Virginia jail in 1850 and killed a Black man held there, and that the grand jury refused to present those responsible.
Reported by: Staunton Spectator (reporters).