Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail at Farmville, Virginia, in May 1886. A mob took him from the jail during the night and killed him. The account describes him in language that is not repeated here. His name is not legible in the surviving newspaper text.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report (OCR text) (reporters).