Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In September 1878, a Black man held in a sheriff's custody was taken from it by a mob and hanged. The mob, not the law, ended his life while the sheriff held him in custody. His death was a lynching from custody, and the state had responsibility for his safety at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.