Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Centerville, Maryland

A Black man whose surname appears in the 1891 report as Green was being held at the jail in Centerville, Maryland. Shortly after midnight in May 1891, a crowd of masked men broke into the jail, took him, and lynched him. The community was reported to be angered by his case.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

News report