Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men held in the jail at Plymouth, North Carolina, were taken out by masked men in January 1888 and shot to death, according to the Charlotte Messenger. The newspaper did not give their names. The men were held in the jail when the masked men came for them, and the account describes the killings as a lynching from custody. Some of the men's names and the sheriff's or jailers' response were not published in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Charlotte Messenger reported that three Black men held in the Plymouth, North Carolina jail were taken out by masked men and shot to death.
Reported by: Charlotte Messenger (reporters).