Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

One of 3 people whose names were not reported

died March 13, 1912 · South Carolina

Three people were in the custody of two constables, who were taking them from Olar to the jail in Bamberg, South Carolina. On March 13, 1912, a mob seized the three from the constables and shot them to death, according to the Alexandria Gazette. The constables were transporting them to be lodged in jail, so the state held them when the mob took them. The victims are not named in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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