Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Johnston, South Carolina jail in the custody of the sheriff was taken from the sheriff by a mob, shot several times and left for dead. According to a St. Landry Democrat report from October 1885, he regained consciousness and made a statement implicating several of those involved in the attack. He then died. His name is not recorded in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.