Died in jail or a lockup
Billy Hunter
Billy Hunter, a Black man, was held in Selma, Alabama. One report says a mob of masked men took him from a constable near Selma, while a second says they took him from the Selma jail. Both accounts say he was hanged from a bridge after the mob took him. Neither report says whether the constable or jailer resisted, gave up the keys, or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news item reports that masked men took Billy Hunter from the jail at Selma, Alabama and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.