Died in jail or a lockup
Elloy Webb
Elloy Webb, a Black man, was held in an Alabama jail in February 1892 when a mob took him from custody. According to a short Evening Journal item, the mob hanged him from a tree and riddled his body with bullets. The jail's name and location are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.