Died in jail or a lockup
Horace Maples
A mob took Horace Maples from the jail where he was being held and hanged him. A federal grand jury in Huntsville, Alabama, reported on the lynching and indicted several alleged members of the mob. The grand jury said he would not have been taken from the jail had he not been Black.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A federal grand jury in Huntsville, Alabama, reported that a mob took Horace Maples from jail and hanged him.
Reported by: federal grand jury.