Died in jail or a lockup
Win. Thompson
Win. Thompson, a Black man, was held in the jail in Culpepper County, Virginia. According to the Hartford Herald, which reported it on August 29, 1877, about sixty masked men forcibly took him from the jail and killed him. The death is dated August 28, 1877.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. About sixty masked men forcibly took Thompson from the Culpepper County jail and killed him, according to an 1877 newspaper item.
Reported by: news reports.