Jeff Matson
Jeff Matson, a Black man, was in the custody of Shelby County deputy sheriffs Henley and Pelton on the morning of Thursday, June 2, 1910, as they took him between Birmingham and Acton, Alabama. Around 11 o'clock, a mob from Acton reportedly intercepted the deputies near Pelham and took Matson from them. The Montpelier Examiner reported that he was lynched, and that after he was taken he disappeared into the woods. The report does not establish what the deputies did when the mob reached them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Deputies Henley and Pelton were taking Jeff Matson in custody when a mob from Acton intercepted them near Pelham and took him from the officers, according to the newspaper report.
Reported by: news reports.