Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died June 10, 1884 · Virginia

A Black boy, whose name is not recorded in the account, was taken from a jail at night by a mob and hanged near Castlewood, Virginia, on June 10, 1884, according to the Turner County Herald, which printed the report on June 19. The mob took him from the jail that held him.

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

Source

Turner County Herald, June 19, 1884, page 2 Turner County Herald, June 19, 1884

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