Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black man was taken near Troy by a party of men and brought back for an inquest. After the inquest he was turned over to a constable, who was taking him to jail with his wife. At Winterseat bridge, a crowd of neighbors and friends stopped them, and around midnight the crowd took him and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.