Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man held in the custody of the sheriff near Wilmington, North Carolina, was taken from the sheriff by a mob in November 1897, according to Wilmington dailies of November 28, 1897, as cited by The Progressive Farmer. The mob chained him between two pine trees in a forest, piled wood around him and burned him to death. The Progressive Farmer printed the account on November 30, 1897, drawing on those Wilmington papers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the sheriff, chained him between two pine trees and burned him to death, according to Wilmington dailies cited by The Progressive Farmer.
Reported by: The Progressive Farmer, citing Wilmington daily newspapers (reporters).