Died in jail or a lockup
Jim Miller
Jim Miller was one of three Black men held in the custody of a sheriff in Florida in March 1897. According to The Holly Chieftain, about 50 armed men took the three from the sheriff, strung them up to trees and shot them, with their bodies riddled with bullets. The paper's account is the only source for these details.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Holly Chieftain reports that about 50 armed men took him from a sheriff, strung him up to a tree and shot him.
Reported by: The Holly Chieftain (reporters).