Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a Herald and News editorial published in January 1890, a Black person was taken from a South Carolina jail and lynched during the holiday season of 1889. The editorial says they were one of eight Black people lynched that season, and that some of the eight had been held only as witnesses. A mob took them from the jail and killed them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Herald and News editorial says one of eight Black people was taken from a South Carolina jail and lynched in 1889.
Reported by: Herald and News editorial (reporters).