John Hodaz
John Hodaz, a native of Hungary, was arrested at a rooming house and was being driven by a deputy sheriff toward Bartow for safekeeping on April 27, 1930. Sheriff K. T. Joughin's office said a group of masked men overpowered the deputy south of Plant City and took Hodaz from the car, and the deputy said Hodaz was handcuffed when the group fired shots near the car. The sheriff sent deputies and bloodhounds to search, and officials said there was every indication Hodaz had been lynched, though no word had been received on his fate.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Sheriff K. T. Joughin's office said there was every indication masked men overpowered the deputy driving John Hodaz to Bartow and lynched him.
Reported by: Sheriff K. T. Joughin's office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.