Died in jail or a lockup
Allan Parker
Allen Parker, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monroeville, Alabama, in October 1892. Newspaper reports say a mob took him from the jail and killed him, but they differ on how: one says he was hanged near Monroeville after being taken from a deputy sheriff, while another says he was one of four young men shot near Bell's Landing. The reports also give different dates for the killing, October 13 and October 31, 1892. Accounts of who held the jail's keys or how the mob got in differ or are absent.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Allen Parker from a deputy sheriff and hanged him near Monroeville, Alabama, according to a brief wire dispatch.
Reported by: news dispatch.