Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man was one of three prisoners held in the Clifton Forge, Virginia jail who were taken from it by a mob in October 1891, according to a 1921 retrospective column in The West Virginia News. The column says the mob stormed the jail after a confrontation with local officers, then hanged the three men and shot their bodies. The governor later sent militia to restore order.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: The West Virginia News ('30 Years Ago' column) (reporters).