Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in the jail at Asheville was taken from it by a mob and lynched, according to a brief in the Macon Beacon published on July 21, 1888. The newspaper did not give his name, and the text of the brief is damaged in places. The mob's actions are reported as killing him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.