Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man whose name is not recorded was held in custody in December 1884 and was taken from it and lynched by a mob, according to a short item in the Orange County Observer dated January 3, 1885. The item says a second man held under the same guard was also taken and killed in the same incident. No names or place are given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.