Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 1884 · Monterey (Va.) Jail, Highland County, Virginia

An unnamed man held in the Monterey, Virginia jail was taken from the jail by a mob in January 1884, according to the Panola Weekly Star, and hanged. The newspaper reported that his hanging body was riddled with bullets.

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

Reported by: historical newspaper report (OCR text) (reporters).

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