Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
The Charlotte Messenger reported that three Black men held in the jail at Plymouth, North Carolina, were taken out by masked men in the week before its February 4, 1888 report. The masked men shot the three men to death. The men were taken from the custody of the jail where they were held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Charlotte Messenger reported that masked men took three Black men from the Plymouth, North Carolina jail and shot them to death.
Reported by: Charlotte Messenger (reporters).