Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held at the jail in Cumberland, Maryland, when a mob took him from it on October 8, 1907, according to a newspaper chronology published in 1908. The chronology reports that he was shot and kicked to death. His name, age, and anything about his life are not given in this account. Whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed him over is not described.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper chronology says a mob took the man from the Cumberland, Maryland jail and shot and kicked him to death.
Reported by: newspaper chronology.