Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Lake Village, Florida. On November 3, 1903, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him in the center of town, according to a news dispatch published the next day. The dispatch says the mob acted after a fight earlier that day between white and Black residents, in which Frank Anderson was killed and several others were wounded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report of a Lake Village dispatch says a mob took Henry Johnson from the jail there and hanged him in the center of town.
Reported by: news report of a Lake Village dispatch (reporters).