Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black woman was in the custody of a constable who was taking her to jail after an inquest near Troy, according to The Manning Times, December 31, 1902. At Winterseat bridge a crowd of angry neighbors and friends stopped the constable, took her from him and lynched her around midnight. The report describes her as having been arrested with a man on suspicion by a party of men before the inquest.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched