Died in custody
Name not reported
A man held by the sheriff of Abbeville district, South Carolina, was one of four men in the sheriff's custody when a crowd of white and colored citizens took him from the sheriff and shot him. According to the Marietta Journal in June 1876, the shooting happened in the presence of about three hundred people, and more than 100 shots were fired.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A crowd of white and Black citizens took the man from the sheriff and shot him in front of about three hundred people, according to the Marietta Journal.
Reported by: Marietta Journal (reporters).