Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the jail at Kershaw, South Carolina, was taken from custody by a mob on the night of Saturday, October 1, 1904, and lynched. According to the Alexandria Gazette, troops were sent for on a special train from Heyward, but the mob had finished its work before they arrived.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.