Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Herald And News editorial published on January 2, 1890, says that during the 1889 holiday season a Black man was taken from a South Carolina jail and lynched by a mob. The editorial counts him among eight Black people lynched that season, some of whom it says were held only as witnesses. It does not give his name, the jail, or the exact date. The account comes from this editorial alone.
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).