Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A mob broke into the jail at Salisbury on the night of Sunday, August 5, 1906, took prisoners from their cells and killed them. This person, a Black man, was one of three people taken from custody and lynched, according to the Canton Weekly Register, which does not name him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.