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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died November 1893 · Charlotte County, Virginia

In November 1893, a man held in the jail at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, was taken out by a mob and hanged, according to a short item in the Daily Kennebec Journal. The man's name, age and identity are not available from the item. The item is a single short report, and it identifies the jail as the place he was held.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

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