Utes Smith

Utes Smith, a Black man, was being held in the Fairfield County jail in Winnsboro, South Carolina. On June 14, 1915, Sheriff A. D. Hood and deputies were taking him from the jail to the courthouse when a mob fired into the crowd there and killed him almost at once. Newspaper reports say the sheriff was mortally wounded and several deputies were hit. Early accounts say the deputies returned fire, and no arrests had been made when the report was filed.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. News reports say a mob fired on the sheriff and deputies escorting him from the jail to the Winnsboro courthouse and killed him almost instantly.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Watchman And Southron, June 16, 1915, page 1 The Watchman And Southron, June 16, 1915