Died in jail or a lockup

Edward Fallon

died April 21, 1894 · Colbert County, Alabama

Edward Fallon was one of three Black people taken from the jail at Tuscumbia, Alabama, by a mob on Saturday night, April 21, 1894, and lynched. The Star reported the killing in its April 25, 1894 edition. The account gives no details about who he was or what his family or friends said about him. It describes the mob taking the men from the jail but does not say how they got in.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Star, April 25, 1894, page 2 The Star, April 25, 1894

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