Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
An eighteen-year-old Black man was taken from a jail in Salisbury, Maryland, on May 26, 1898, according to the Richmond Planet, and killed by a mob. The paper reports that the rope broke, that he was beaten, and that he was then hanged and bullets were fired into his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Semi-Weekly Messenger reported that a mob took him from the Salisbury, Maryland jail and hanged him.
Reported by: The Semi-Weekly Messenger (reporters).