Jim Gilmore

According to the Roanoke Times, Jim Gilmore, a Black man, was held by the sheriff of Orange County, Florida, and taken to Orlando for safekeeping. Newspaper accounts from March 1897 say about fifty armed men took him and two other Black men from the sheriff, strung them up to trees and riddled their bodies with bullets. The Holly Chieftain dates the killings to March 15, while the Roanoke Times gives March 16.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

News reports (3)

• The Roanoke Times, March 18, 1897, page 4 The Roanoke Times, March 18, 1897
• Delaware Gazette And State Journal, March 18, 1897, page 2 Delaware Gazette And State Journal, March 18, 1897
• The Holly Chieftain, March 19, 1897, page 1 The Holly Chieftain, March 19, 1897