Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Lincolnton was taken from it by a mob on the morning of Monday, May 24, 1909, according to a Falmouth Outlook report published four days later. The paper said the mob stormed the jail, took him to the outskirts of town, hanged him and shot his body many times.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob stormed the Lincolnton jail, took the man into the outskirts of town, hanged him and shot his body, according to the newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.