Died in jail or a lockup
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
Three people held at the jail in Plymouth, North Carolina, were taken from custody by masked men on January 28, 1888, according to a February 1888 newspaper account. The men are said to have taken them to woods on the edge of town, tied them to trees and shot them. The article gives no names for the three people.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The newspaper reported that masked men took him from the Plymouth, North Carolina, jail on January 28, 1888, and shot him.
Reported by: 1888 newspaper report (reporters).