Died in custody
Calvin Ezelle
Calvin Ezelle, a Black man, was one of two men taken from a deputy sheriff about two miles from Monroeville, Alabama, and killed by a mob on December 6, 1910, according to The Pensacola Journal. The report says the mob hanged him. The men were in the deputy's custody when the mob took them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.