Died in custody
Dave Mason
Dave Mason, a Black man, was one of four men held by officers near Camden, Alabama. The Daily Public Ledger reported that on Thursday, October 13, 1892, a posse of citizens and officers took the group back to a scene, where a crowd of about 600 people was waiting. According to the paper, the crowd took the men from the officers and hanged them from the nearest tree. The paper reported that their bodies were then burned.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.