Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was taken from a jail in South Carolina by a mob in the early morning hours of October 13, 1881, according to a Charleston dispatch published in the Gold Hill Daily News under the headline "Lynched." The surviving text of the dispatch breaks off mid-sentence, so his name, the name of the jail, and whether jailers resisted the mob or handed him over are not recorded. The dispatch, as preserved, reports that he was killed by the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Charleston, S.C. dispatch reported the man was taken from a jail by a mob, but the account is truncated and does not say how he died.
Reported by: Charleston, S.C. dispatch published in the Gold Hill Daily News (reporters).