Died in jail or a lockup
William Anderson
William Anderson, a Black man reported to be 20 years old, was being held in the jail at Louisa Court House, Virginia, in July 1892. The Times reported that about fifteen unidentified men took him from the jail about 3 a.m. on July 6 and hanged him from a tree about two miles north of town, while the Morning News dated the killing to the night of July 5. Neither account says whether jail officers resisted the mob or gave up the keys. According to the Times, the men acted in an orderly and quiet manner, and few people in town were awakened.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.