Died in jail or a lockup
Eph Merchet
Eph Merchet, a Black man, was held in a jail near Hazelhurst, Georgia, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, according to a short item in The Osceola Times published on June 3, 1893. The item does not say whether the sheriff or jailers resisted or handed him over.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.