Albert Williams

Albert Williams was held at the Trenton jail when masked men took him out and killed him. The Public Ledger, in its September 12, 1874 edition, reported his killing alongside others in which masked men took Black men from the jail. The paper attributed the killings to United States government warrants, a claim it reported without describing how each man died. Albert Williams was a Black man who died at the hands of the mob while in the jail's custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. United States Government warrants say masked men took him from the Trenton jail and killed him.

Reported by: United States Government warrants (outside investigators).

Source

• Public Ledger, September 12, 1874, page 3 Public Ledger, September 12, 1874