Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black person held in a South Carolina jail in January 1871 was taken from the jail when an armed group broke in and removed five prisoners, according to the Yorkville Enquirer. The person, whose name the paper did not give, was found dead about a mile from town the next morning. The person had been held there on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Mr. Stevens, and the paper reported the mob attack that followed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Yorkville Enquirer reports that an armed group broke into the jail, removed five prisoners and killed one of them, found dead about a mile from town the next morning.
Reported by: Yorkville Enquirer (reporters).