Died in jail or a lockup
William Burnett
William Burnett, a Black man, was being held in the custody of the jail at Oxford, New Jersey. According to the Evening Journal, published November 16, 1892, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. He died at the hands of that mob while in the jail's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief telegraphic report says he was taken from the jail at Oxford, New Jersey, and lynched; no details of the mob or jail response are given.
Reported by: brief telegraphic news report.