Died in custody
Name not reported
The Newberry Herald reported that a Black woman, whose name the paper did not give, was held in custody by an officer in early April 1881. On Saturday night, April 9, the paper said, she was taken from the officer and hanged by a mob without any legal process. The Herald called the killing an outrage against law and civilization.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Newberry Herald reports that a mob took an unnamed Black woman from an officer's custody on Saturday night and hanged her.
Reported by: The Newberry Herald (reporters).