Died in custody
Abe Davis
Abe Davis, a Black young man, was held by officers in Alabama in October 1892. According to a news dispatch from Camden, Alabama, published October 14, 1892, a mob took him and three other young men from the officers holding them. The mob hanged the four men and burned their bodies. The dispatch places Abe Davis among the four men taken from custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news dispatch from Camden, Ala. reports that a mob took Abe Davis from officers holding him and hanged him.
Reported by: news dispatch from Camden, Ala. (reporters).