Died in jail or a lockup
W. Terry
W. Terry was the son of Gen. W. R. Terry. According to the Peninsula Enterprise, on a Monday morning in May 1885 a mob took him from the jail at Liberty, Virginia, and hanged him. The paper called the lynching a disgrace to Virginia and said citizens should have let the law take its course.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Peninsula Enterprise (reporters).