Died in jail or a lockup
Wm. A. Parker
Wm. A. Parker was held in the jail in Washington, North Carolina. According to The Democrat, a mob took him from the jail before daylight on a Sunday morning in March 1888 and lynched him. The mob's members and whether jail officers resisted, gave up keys, or handed him over are not identified in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: the Democrat (reporters).