Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
A Black man held in the Clifton Forge jail in Virginia was taken from the jail by a mob and lynched on October 24, 1891, according to The Democratic Advocate. His name is not given in the account. The paper reports that pickets were posted and the governor was asked for troops because an uprising was feared.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Democratic Advocate reports that a mob took a man from the Clifton Forge jail and lynched him, and the paper does not say whether jail staff resisted or handed over the keys.
Reported by: The Democratic Advocate (reporters).