Died in jail or a lockup
Ben Minter
Ben Minter, a Black man, was captured near Berlin in Dallas County, Alabama, in early December 1893. A crowd first held a preliminary hearing for him, and then officers were taking him to the jail on the night of December 6, 1893. On the way there, a mob seized him from the officers and hanged him. The Indianapolis Journal reported the killing on December 10, 1893.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Ben Minter from the officers on the way to jail on the night of his capture and hanged him.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (preliminary hearing and mob hanging, Dallas County, Alabama) (reporters).