Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was in the custody of a deputy sheriff near Robbins, in Barnwell County, South Carolina, on Tuesday night, January 7, 1890, while being taken to jail. Masked men took him from the deputy, tied him to a tree by the roadside and shot him to death. The Richmond Dispatch reported that efforts were made to conceal the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Masked men took him from a deputy sheriff while he was being taken to jail, then tied him to a tree and shot him.
Reported by: news reports.