Died in custody
Name not reported
According to a dispatch datelined August 1, 1909, and printed in the Martinsburg Herald on August 7, a Black man named Anderson was in the custody of a deputy sheriff just outside a town. A posse of citizens took him from the deputy and shot him to death.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A dispatch dated August 1, 1909 reports that a posse of citizens took Anderson from a deputy sheriff and shot him to death.
Reported by: news reports.