Died in custody

Coot Williams

died May 13, 1894 · Mallory's Camp, Pine Grove, Florida

Coot Williams was held at Mallory's Camp, a camp in Pine Grove, Florida. On Sunday morning, May 13, 1894, a crowd of about one hundred men took him from the camp. The men lynched him, and the account of his death is a newspaper report published six days later.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Source

The Democratic Advocate, May 19, 1894, page 2 The Democratic Advocate, May 19, 1894

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