Died in jail or a lockup
Amos Randle
Amos Randle was one of three men held in the Polk County, Florida jail who, according to a 1903 report in The Wisconsin Weekly Advocate, were taken from the jail by a mob and killed. The death record lists gunshot wounds as the cause of death. Randle was a man whose life ended in the custody of the county jail, and his death is recorded here so that it is not forgotten.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.