Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a county jail was one of ten men whom a large party of Ku Klux Klan members took from the jail at night and shot to death, according to the Morning Republican's report of September 15, 1871. The report says the stated reason for the killings was fear that other Black men would come to rescue the prisoners, and it describes the killings as a deliberate act of terror. The man is not named in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.