Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In April 1886, The Progressive Farmer reported a charge by Judge Montgomery to the Stokes County, North Carolina grand jury. According to the judge, a man was recently taken from the Stokes County jail by a mob and hanged. The judge urged the jurors to investigate the killing and bring those responsible to justice.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Judge Montgomery, in his charge to the Stokes County grand jury, said a man was taken from the county jail and hanged by a mob.
Reported by: Judge Montgomery, Stokes County grand jury charge (court).