Died in custody
Colley
Colley was being moved between Slidell and Covington, Louisiana, in January 1911 while in the custody of a deputy sheriff. The Birmingham Age-Herald reported that a mob took Colley from the officers and hanged him, and the paper said this was only believed at the time rather than confirmed. A second deputy disputed that he had taken custody of Colley, so the account of who held him on the road remains contested.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A mob reportedly took Colley from deputies being moved between Slidell and Covington, Louisiana, and hanged him, though the paper said this was only believed; a second deputy disputed that he had taken custody of the man.
Reported by: news reports.