Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man named Horton was held in the Greensboro jail in Guilford County, North Carolina. According to telegrams received by the Asheville Citizen, a mob overpowered the authorities, took him from the jail and hanged him on August 25, 1887. The telegrams report the killing only; they do not say how the jailers or officers acted. Nothing else about him is recorded in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Telegrams received by the Asheville Citizen say a mob took Horton from the Greensboro jail after overpowering the authorities and hanged him.
Reported by: telegrams received by the Asheville Citizen (reporters).