Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Norway, South Carolina, died in January 1913 when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial reprinted in The Richmond Virginian. The editorial reports that a card reading 'Friends of Governor Blease' was pinned to his body, and it holds Governor Blease's inflammatory rhetoric responsible for the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Philadelphia Inquirer editorial, reprinted in The Richmond Virginian (reporters).