Name not reported

An unnamed Black man was held in the jail in Enfield, North Carolina. The Democratic Advocate reported that on Friday night, January 29, 1897, he set fire to the jail building, and that the fire killed him and destroyed the jail. The paper attributed the fire to him.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The 1897 newspaper report says the man set fire to the jail building and the fire killed him, but it does not say whether the fire was deliberate self-harm or an accident.

Reported by: 1897 newspaper report (reporters).

Source

• The Democratic Advocate, January 30, 1897, page 3 The Democratic Advocate, January 30, 1897