Dave Alexander
Dave Alexander was held in the Pensacola city jail on April 5, 1909, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him in the Plaza, firing shots into his body. One account says about fifty masked men overpowered the desk sergeant and bound a turnkey with a rope, while another says seven to twelve men overpowered the officers on duty and took the jail key. A grand jury found no justification for the killing, and the coroner's jury could not learn who made up the mob. The city council and board of safety moved to condemn the lynching and investigate it.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A grand jury found no justification for the killing, and the Pensacola Journal reported that a masked mob overpowered jail officers, took Alexander from the city jail, and hanged him.
Reported by: grand jury; Pensacola Journal (reporters).