Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A party of Ku Klux Klan members came to a county jail at night, took one of ten Black men held there, and shot him to death, the Morning Republican reported in September 1871. The paper said the stated reason for the killings was fear that other Black men would rescue the prisoners. The paper described the killings as a deliberate act of terror.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.