E. A. Guyson
E. A. Guyson was one of five Black men held in the Carrollton jail in Pickens County, Alabama. On the night of Thursday, September 14, 1893, a masked mob forced the sheriff at gunpoint to open the jail, and the men were shot to death through the cell bars. The sheriff's handing over of the keys is reported in the press account of the killings. A preliminary investigation into the deaths had not been concluded when the report appeared.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob forced the sheriff at gunpoint to open the Carrollton jail and shot Guyson to death through the cell bars, according to a historical newspaper account.
Reported by: historical newspaper account (Carrollton jail lynching report) (reporters).