Died in custody
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
Two unnamed people were held at a courthouse in Virginia on Saturday, March 24, 1900. A mob seized them there and killed them, and the county judge said they had been under the care and protection of the law at the time. The judge said the killings took place in the presence of women and children. No indictments were found afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob seized two people from the courthouse, where the county judge says they were under the protection of the law, and lynched them.
Reported by: county judge; news reports.