Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held at the County Jail was found dead near the execution site the morning after he was reportedly held there. The article conjectures that soldiers took him from the jail and lynched him, and that he was a man who had testified against four soldiers, though this is not confirmed. The sheriff's office and jail staff are not reported as having resisted, given up keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The article conjectures that soldiers took him from the County Jail and lynched him, and this is not confirmed.
Reported by: conjecture reported in the article.