Died in custody
Name not reported
One of four men held by the sheriff of Abbeville district, South Carolina, was taken from the sheriff's custody by a crowd of white and Black citizens. The Marietta Journal reported that the man was shot in the presence of about three hundred people. According to the paper, more than 100 shots were fired.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Marietta Journal reported that a crowd of white and Black citizens took the man from the sheriff and shot him in the presence of about three hundred people.
Reported by: Marietta Journal (reporters).