Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man surnamed Johnston, whose first name is garbled in the 1892 newspaper report, was held in a jail when a mob took him out and killed him. The Free Press reported that he was lynched, shot, hanged and burned. The account is attributed to that paper's reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Free Press reported in 1892 that a mob lynched, shot, hanged and burned him after taking him from the jail.
Reported by: The Free Press (reporters).