Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a West Virginia jail was taken from it on the night of August 10, 1877, by a group of masked men, and hanged, according to the Gold Hill Daily News of August 11, 1877. No other account of the death was found. The death is recorded as a homicide by a mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: historical newspaper report.