Died in jail or a lockup
Alfred Hawks
Alfred Hawks was in the custody of a sheriff who was taking him toward the Scottsboro jail in Alabama in December 1886. The Delaware Gazette and State Journal reported on December 23, 1886, that he was believed to have been lynched. The report does not confirm his death or say how a mob reached him, or whether the sheriff resisted or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.