Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black woman, the wife of one of four people, was held in a jail in 1885 when a mob came for the four at night, took them from the jail and lynched them. Her body was found the next morning hanging from a tree near a public road. Her name is not given in the account. Whether the jailer or sheriff resisted the mob or handed the prisoners over is not stated.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.