Died in jail or a lockup
John Brooks
John Brooks was in custody at the jail in Anniston, Alabama, when he was taken from it and hanged, according to a brief item in the Brookings County Sentinel published October 12, 1882. He was a man held at that jail, and he died while in its custody. The paper's report attributes his death to hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.