Died in jail or a lockup
Archer Folk
Archer Folk, a Black man, was held in the Carrollton jail in Pickens County, Alabama, while the sheriff had custody of the prisoners. On Tuesday night, September 12, 1893, a mob overpowered the sheriff and forced him to hand over the cell keys. The mob then shot Folk and the other prisoners. The Indianapolis Journal reported the killings on September 16, 1893.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob overpowered the sheriff, took the cell keys and shot Folk through the bars of his cell.
Reported by: Carrollton jail sheriff (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.