Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to a Herald and News editorial published January 2, 1890, a Black man was taken from a South Carolina jail by a mob and lynched during the holiday season of 1889. The editorial says he was one of eight Black people lynched in that period, and that some of the eight were reportedly held only as witnesses. The editorial does not give his name, age, or the name of the jail. The account comes from this single newspaper editorial.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1890 Herald and News editorial says a mob took one of eight Black people from a South Carolina jail and lynched him during the 1889 holiday season.
Reported by: Herald And News editorial (reporters).