Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was being carried by officers from Milton to Yanceyville in October 1885, according to the Danville Register as reprinted in the Western Sentinel. The paper said about 200 men took him from the officers, then hanged and shot him. His name is not legible in the scanned text, so it is not given here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Danville Register, as reprinted by the Western Sentinel, says about 200 men took him from officers, hanged him and shot him.
Reported by: Danville Register (reprinted by the Western Sentinel) (reporters).