Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was held in the jail in Newburgh, New York, in June 1863. On June 21, a crowd of several thousand gathered at the courthouse and demanded that he be handed over to them. According to the newspaper report, the sheriff refused, and despite efforts to hold the crowd back, a mob broke into the jail, took him out, beat him and hanged him from a tree. The report says neither the sheriff nor the village had a militia able to stop them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob broke into the Newburgh, New York, jail, took a Black man from custody, beat him and hanged him from a tree, according to a historical newspaper account.
Reported by: historical newspaper account.