Died in jail or a lockup
Will Lea
Will Lea, a Black man, was held in the jail at Hinton, West Virginia, in May 1900. According to the Richmond Planet, about 100 masked men came to the jail at 11:15 at night, took him out, and hanged him. The paper reported that the mob then fired many bullets into his body.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 masked men took Will Lea from the jail at Hinton, West Virginia, hanged him and riddled his body with bullets.
Reported by: news reports.