Died in jail or a lockup
Gus Williams
Gus Williams was held in the jail at Amite, Alabama. On the night of January 19, 1897, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, according to a brief wire report published in the Kanabec County Times on January 22, 1897. The death was reported as a lynching carried out by the mob after he was taken from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief wire report says a mob took Gus Williams from the Amite, Alabama jail and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.