Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held at the jail in Princess Anne, Maryland, was taken to Baltimore for safekeeping and then returned under a heavy state trooper guard, with promises that he would have a safe trial. That night a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. The state's attorney declined to arrest nine men named in affidavits, and the attorney general opened his own investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the jail in Princess Anne, and the state's attorney declined to arrest nine men named in affidavits, while the attorney general opened his own investigation.
Reported by: news reports.