Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Humphreys, a Black man, was held in the jail at Princeton when a mob took him from his cell at an early hour one morning and hanged him, according to The Climax, which reported the killing in October 1890. The paper's account does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed him over. Records of the killing are limited to this newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The Climax (reporters).