Died in jail or a lockup
Jack Wade
Jack Wade, a Black man, was being transported by train by a sheriff toward the county jail at Bartow when a mob met the train and took him from the sheriff. According to the Daily Gate City, the mob carried him to a spot near Lakeland and shot him there. The newspaper reports that the sheriff tried to reach the jail but the mob had already met the train. Officials and the newspaper's account are the only sources cited for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Gate City reported that a mob took Jack Wade from a sheriff while he was being transported by train toward the county jail at Bartow, then tied him to a tree near Lakeland and shot him.
Reported by: Daily Gate City (reporters).