Died in jail or a lockup
Bob White
Bob White, a Black man, was in the custody of officers being taken to the Wetumpka jail in Alabama when a mob took him from them and killed him. The Washington Times reported that a grand jury has indicted ten men for the lynching. According to the paper, the guards who had him refused to say who took him and were jailed for contempt.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A grand jury indicted ten men for the lynching, and the guards who had him refused to say who took him and were jailed for contempt.
Reported by: grand jury.