Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two boys and a girl, all young and Black, were held in a jail near Salem, South Carolina, in December 1880. The New Northwest reported that a mob took all three from the jail and hanged them. The killings took place in the jail's custody, and the mob was able to reach the three there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.