Died in jail or a lockup
One of 8 people whose names were not reported
Eight men were held in a jail in an unnamed town when, at about 2 a.m. on January 3, 1890, a group of armed, disguised men overpowered the jailer and took them out. The men were shot to death just outside the town limits, according to The Greenville Times, which reported the killings the next day. The newspaper said the killings followed earlier violence, but it gave no names and did not describe how the jailer responded or why the men were being held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched