Henry Davis, alias Henry Chambers
Henry Davis, also known as Henry Chambers, was held in the Annapolis jail in Maryland in December 1906. According to an Ocala Evening Star report of an Annapolis dispatch, a masked mob forced its way into the jail at gunpoint and took him, and jail officials handed him over under compulsion. The report says the mob hanged him and then shot his body. The report also states that police on the streets offered no resistance and that jail officers were powerless to stop them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob forced its way into the Annapolis jail, took Henry Davis and hanged him, then shot his body, according to an Ocala Evening Star report of an Annapolis dispatch.
Reported by: Ocala Evening Star (reporting an Annapolis dispatch) (reporters).