Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was in the custody of an officer near Lisbon in Union County in December 1899 when a mob took him and whipped him to death, according to press accounts. A coroner's jury implicated a number of people in the killing, and those people were placed under arrest. The Times-Journal reported that citizens were indignant and determined that the mob members be punished.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A coroner's jury found the man was whipped to death by a mob that took him from an officer near Lisbon in Union County, and implicated a number of people who were placed under arrest.
Reported by: coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner).